Wheat production and productivity are challenged by recurrent droughts associated with
climate change globally. Drought and heat stress resilient cultivars can alleviate yield loss in …

A substantial increase in grain yield potential is required, along with better use of water and
fertilizer, to ensure food security and environmental protection in future decades. For …

Recent advances in crop research have the potential to accelerate genetic gains in wheat,
especially if co-ordinated with a breeding perspective. For example, improving …

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 …

This review focuses on recent advances in some key areas of wheat physiology, namely
phasic development, determination of potential yield and water-limited potential yield …

Theoretical considerations suggest that wheat yield potential could be increased by up to
50% through the genetic improvement of radiation use efficiency (RUE). However, to …

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

Grain yield is a highly polygenic trait that is influenced by the environment and integrates
events throughout the life cycle of a plant. In wheat, the major grain yield components often …

Yield components are relatively easy to measure and their interpretation is intuitive.
However, strong environmental influences, genetic and physiological controls, and …

Bread and durum wheat genotypes were submitted to heat stress during the grain filling
period, and relationships between grain weight and accumulated time from anthesis until …