According to the UN-FAO, agricultural production must increase by 50% by 2050 to meet
global demand for food. This goal can be accomplished, in part, by the development of …

This brief historical review focuses on durum wheat domestication and breeding in the
Mediterranean region. Important milestones in durum wheat breeding programs across the …

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

Most of the required increases in food production over the next decades are expected to be
achieved through increases in crop yield. As wheat is essential for food security it is worrying …

In recent decades, genetic advances in yield improvement in the major cereal crops,
including wheat, has stagnated or proceeded at a slower rate than is required to meet future …

Small grain cereals such as wheat, rice and barley are among the most important crops
worldwide. Any attempt to increase crop productivity and stability through breeding implies …

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 …

The pattern of photosynthetic area of the canopy throughout the crop cycle is an important
factor for determining grain yield in wheat. This work proposes the use of zenithal RGB …

Ideotypic characteristics of durum wheat associated with higher yield under different water
and temperature regimes were studied under Mediterranean conditions. Six semi-dwarf …