Raising yield potential of wheat. I. Overview of a consortium approach and breeding strategies

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 439-452

  Reynolds, Matthew ^a   Bonnett, David ^a   Chapman, Scott C ^b   Furbank, Robert T ^b   Manés, Yann ^a   Mather, Diane E ^c   Parry, Martin A J ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; food security; genetic resources; harvest index; lodging; partitioning; phenology; photosynthesis; physiology

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BREEDING; EVALUATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; WHEAT;

BIOMASS; BREEDING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78650635866     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq311     Document Type: Review

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