Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L., AABBDD, 2n= 6x= 42), which accounts for most of the
cultivated wheat crop worldwide, is a typical allohexaploid with a genome derived from three …

Wheat yield can be enhanced by modifying the spike morphology and the plant height. In
this study, a population of 191 F9 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) was developed from a …

Key message Eight environmentally stable QTL for grain yield-related traits were detected
by four RIL populations, and two of them were validated by a natural wheat population …

It is widely believed that hexaploid wheat originated via hybridization of hulled tetraploid
emmer with Aegilops tauschii (genomes DD) and that the nascent hexaploid was spelt, from …

Within the cereal grasses, variation in inflorescence architecture results in a conspicuous
morphological diversity that in crop species influences the yield of cereal grains. Although …

Wheat crops frequently experience a combination of abiotic stresses in the field, but most
quantitative trait loci (QTL) studies have focused on the identification of QTLs for traits under …

Increase in grain/seed size recurrently features as a key element in the 'domestication
syndrome'of plants (cf. Zohary and Hopf 2000; Fuller et al. 2014). In the context of its spread …

Most investigations to date aiming to identify the genetic basis of the stress response of
wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) have focused on the response to single stress agents such as …

Key message Two major and stable QTLs for spike compactness and length were detected
and validated in multiple genetic backgrounds and environments, and their pleiotropic …

Rapid detection of allelic variation and identification of advantage haplotypes responsible
for spike related traits play a crucial role in wheat yield improvement. The released genome …