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 …

Senescence is a developmental process which in annual crop plants overlaps with the
reproductive phase. Senescence might reduce crop yield when it is induced prematurely …

Wheat grain protein concentration is an important determinant of wheat quality for human
nutrition that is often overlooked in efforts to improve crop production. We tested and applied …

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 …

This new edition provides current information on the nutritional requirements of world crops.
It presents research on the acquisition, accumulation, transport, and functions of chemical …

We produced a reference sequence of the 1-gigabase chromosome 3B of hexaploid bread
wheat. By sequencing 8452 bacterial artificial chromosomes in pools, we assembled a …

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 …

The yield losses in cereal crops because of abiotic stress and the expected huge losses
from climate change indicate our urgent need for useful traits to achieve food security. The …

The green area displayed by a crop is a good indicator of its photosynthetic capacity, while
chlorophyll retention or 'stay-green'is regarded as a key indicator of stress adaptation …

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 …