Since whole-genome sequencing of many crops has been achieved, crop functional genomics studies have stepped into the big-data and high-throughput era. However …
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 …
The growing world population and global increases in the standard of living both result in an increasing demand for food, feed and other plant‐derived products. In the coming years …
A Iannucci, L Canfora, F Nigro, P De Vita… - Applied Soil Ecology, 2021 - Elsevier
A multidisciplinary approach was adopted to investigate multiple relationships between root morphology, rhizosphere soil exudates and soil microbial community in eight durum wheat …
JM Soriano, F Alvaro - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Root system architecture is crucial for wheat adaptation to drought stress, but phenoty** for root traits in breeding programmes is difficult and time-consuming owing to the …
Source traits are currently of great interest for the enhancement of yield potential; for example, much effort is being expended to find ways of modifying photosynthesis. However …
L Li, Z Peng, X Mao, J Wang, X Chang… - Annals of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Root system morphology is important for sustainable agriculture, but the genetic basis of root traits and their relationship to shoot traits remain to …
S Beyer, S Daba, P Tyagi, H Bockelman… - Functional & integrative …, 2019 - Springer
Two hundred one hexaploid wheat accessions, representing 200 years of selection and breeding history, were sampled from the National Small Grains Collection in Aberdeen, ID …
Background Genetic improvement of root system architecture is essential to improve water and nutrient use efficiency of crops or to boost their productivity under stress or non-optimal …
T Rongsawat, JB Peltier, JC Boyer, AA Véry… - Trends in Plant …, 2021 - cell.com
Breeding new cultivars allowing reduced fertilization and irrigation is a major challenge. International efforts towards this goal focus on noninvasive methodologies, platforms for …