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 …

Ambient temperatures have increased since the beginning of the century and are predicted
to continue rising under climate change. Such increases in temperature can cause heat …

Studies across different crops demonstrated that grain or seed number per unit area (GN m–
2) is the dominant yield component. Although grains or seeds derive from floret or flower …

As the result of intensive research and breeding efforts over the last 20 years, the yield
potential and yield quality of cereals have been greatly improved. Nowadays, yield safety …

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 …

Nitrogen fertilizer represents a significant cost of production for the grower and may also
have environmental impacts through nitrate leaching, use of fossil fuels for manufacture and …

In the last 40 years, the global use of mineral N fertilizers has increased to support
increasing food demand. Misuse of fertilizer has led to environmental problems in some …

Further improvements to wheat yield potential will be essential to meet future food demand.
As yield is related to the number of fertile florets and grains, an understanding of the basis of …

This paper is a response to Sinclair and Jamieson [Sinclair, TR, Jamieson, PD, 2006. Grain
number, wheat yield, and bottling beer: an analysis. Field Crops Res. 98, 60–67] who …

The present paper focuses on the physiology of yield potential in wheat (Triticum aestivum
L.), because breeding progress in yield potential has overtaken farm yield progress. The …