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 …

Wheat provides 20% of calories and protein consumed by humans. Recent genetic gains
are< 1% per annum (pa), insufficient to meet future demand. The Wheat Yield Consortium …

All crops require nitrogen (N) for the production of a photosynthetically active canopy, whose
functionality will strongly influence yield. Cereal crops also require N for storage proteins in …

Nitrogen is an essential nutrient required in large quantities for the proper growth and
development of plants. Nitrogen is the most limiting macronutrient for crop production in …

Cereals are the most broadly produced crops and represent the primary source of food
worldwide. Nitrogen (N) is a critical mineral nutrient for plant growth and high yield, and the …

Our objective was to investigate the determinants of genetic variation in N accumulation, N
partitioning and N remobilization to the grain post-flowering and associations with flag-leaf …

Nitrogen fertilizer is the most used nutrient source in modern agriculture and represents
significant environmental and production costs. In the meantime, the demand for grain …

Our objective was to investigate the physiological basis of genetic progress in grain yield in
CIMMYT spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars developed from 1966 to 2009 in …

Highlights•A statement on the critical importance of this area of plant science in terms of food
security and sustainability.•An outline of the critical NUE processes and example studies of …

Context or problem Nitrogen is one of the important elements of crops, which plays a
decisive role in crop growth and development and the formation of yields. Monitoring of rice …