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 …

Source traits are currently of great interest for the enhancement of yield potential; for
example, much effort is being expended to find ways of modifying photosynthesis. However …

Unlike the short-term responses of photosynthesis to fluctuating irradiance, the long-term
response (ie, acclimation) at the chloroplast, leaf, and plant level has received less attention …

Leaf photosynthetic capacity (light-saturated net assimilation rate, AA) increases from bottom
to top of plant canopies as the most prominent acclimation response to the conspicuous …

Major crop models were developed before the 1990s and many of their algorithms are (semi-
) empirical. In the recent two decades, the number of models has grown rapidly, but the …

Diffuse radiation generally increases photosynthetic rates if total radiation is kept constant.
Different hypotheses have been proposed to explain this enhancement of photosynthesis …

Photosynthesis is a major trait of interest for development of high-yield crop plants. However,
little is known about the effects of high-density planting on photosynthetic responses at the …

Assessment of the nitrogen status of grapevines with high spatial, temporal resolution offers
benefits in fertilizer use efficiency, crop yield and quality, and vineyard uniformity. The …

Cytokinin (CTK) has an important regulatory effect on plant morphology, physiology, and
yield, and is one of the main factors regulating nitrogen absorption, transport, and …

Current wheat crop management practices in the Nile Delta of Egypt are unsustainable due
to the overuse of limited water resources. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate …