Raising yield potential of wheat. III. Optimizing partitioning to grain while maintaining lodging resistance
University of Nottingham · Universitat de Lleida · +8 more institutions
Abstract
A substantial increase in grain yield potential is required, along with better use of water and fertilizer, to ensure food security and environmental protection in future decades. For improvements in photosynthetic capacity to result in additional wheat yield, extra assimilates must be partitioned to developing spikes and grains and/or potential grain weight increased to accommodate the extra assimilates. At the same time, improvement in dry matter partitioning to spikes should ensure that it does not increase stem or root lodging. It is therefore crucial that improvements in structural and reproductive aspects of growth accompany increases in photosynthesis to enhance the net agronomic benefits of genetic…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 30.83
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 169
Authors
9- JFJ. FoulkesCorresponding
University of Nottingham
- GAGustavo A. Slafer
Universitat de Lleida, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
- WJWilliam J. Davies
Lancaster University
- PBPeter Berry
Agricultural Development Advisory Service (United Kingdom)
- RSR. Sylvester‐Bradley
Agricultural Development Advisory Service (United Kingdom)
Topics & keywords
- Biomass partitioning
- Agronomy
- Food security
- Dry matter
- Biology
- Trait
- Biomass (ecology)
- Agricultural engineering
- Zero hunger