Plant phenotyping forms the core of crop breeding, allowing breeders to build on
physiological traits and mechanistic science to inform their selection of material for crossing …

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 …

Enhanced grain yield has been achieved in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) through
development and cultivation of superior genotypes incorporating yield-related agronomic …

Understanding factors underpinning the variability in nitrogen (N) utilization efficiency
(NUtE)[ie grain yield per unit of N uptake at maturity (Nup MAT)] is critical to direct future …

Several plant species such as grasses are dominant in many habitats including arid and
semi-arid areas. These species survive in these regions by developing exclusive structures …

Harvest index (HI) is the ratio of grain to total shoot dry matter and is as a measure of
reproductive efficiency. HI is determined by interactions between genotypes (G) …

With global food demand predicted to grow by 50–80% by 2050, timely strategies are
required to best adapt to the projected changes in agriculture. In this study, we illustrated …

Plant breeding has increased the yield of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) over decades,
and the rate of genetic gain has been faster under high fertility in some countries. However …

A great majority of dryland wheat producers are reluctant to intensify management due to the
assumption that lack of water availability is the most critical factor limiting yield and thus, the …

Awnless and awned wheat is found across the globe. Archeological and historical records
show that the wheat spike was predominantly awned across the many millennia following …