Identifying traits for improving sink strength is a bottleneck to increasing wheat yield. The
interacting processes determining sink strength and yield potential are reviewed and …

Context Continuing to raise the potential yield of wheat through breeding is essential for
global food security. Past progress has largely been associated with greater grains/m 2 …

Early generation selection (EGS) aims to accelerate genetic yield gain by applying selection
pressure for desirable traits at early generations within breeding programmes. This study …

Improvement of grain yield (GY) at farm level, which is closely related to GY potential, seems
to be the main alternative to increase wheat (Triticum aestivum L) production. The aim of …

Few studies have evaluated the effect of humid weather on wheat productivity and yield
gaps. Humid weather conditions before, during, and after flowering cause losses associated …

Background In breeding programs, the selection of cultivars with the highest yield potential
consisted in the selection of the yield per se, which resulted in cultivars with higher grains …

Total spikelet number per spike (TSN) is a major component of spike architecture in wheat
(Triticum aestivum L.). A major and consistent quantitative trait locus (QTL) was discovered …

Key message A co-located novel QTL for TFS, FPs, FMs, FFS, FFPs, KWS, and KWPs with
potential of improving wheat yield was identified and validated. Abstract Spike-related traits …

Key message This study identified and validated two QTL associated with spike fertile floret
and fruiting efficiencies. They represent two new loci to use in MAS to improve wheat yield …

Fruiting efficiency (FE, grains per g of spike dry weight at anthesis) was proposed as a
promising spike trait to improve wheat yield potential, based on its functional relationship …