Understanding the Genetic Basis of Spike Fertility to Improve Grain Number, Harvest Index, and Grain Yield in Wheat Under High Temperature Stress Environments

Understanding the Genetic Basis of Spike Fertility to Improve Grain Number, Harvest Index, and Grain Yield in Wheat Under High Temperature Stress Environments

Moderate heat stress accompanied by short episodes of extreme heat during the post-anthesis stage is common in most US wheat growing areas and causes substantial yield losses. Sink strength (grain number) is a key yield limiting factor in modern wheat varieties. Increasing spike fertility (SF) and i...

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Main Authors: Sumit Pradhan, Md Ali Babar, Kelly Robbins, Guihua Bai, Richard Esten Mason, Jahangir Khan, Dipendra Shahi, Muhsin Avci, Jia Guo, Mohammad Maksud Hossain, Madhav Bhatta, Mohamed Mergoum, Senthold Asseng, Paul St. Amand, Salvador Gezan, Byung-Kee Baik, Ann Blount, Amy Bernardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
single nucleotide polymorphisms
genotyping-by-sequencing
marker-trait associations
quantitative trait loci
genome-wide association study
spike fertility
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.01481/full

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