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Associations between endogenous spike cytokinins and grain-number traits in spring wheat genotypes (2023)
Journal Article
Love, B., Molero, G., Rivera-Amado, C., Müller, M., Munné-Bosch, S., Reynolds, M. P., & Foulkes, M. J. (2024). Associations between endogenous spike cytokinins and grain-number traits in spring wheat genotypes. European Journal of Agronomy, 152, Article 127011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2023.127011

Genetic variation in grain number has been positively associated with levels of cytokinins in inflorescences in cereals, although studies quantifying endogenous levels in the field are currently lacking. The present study, using a spring wheat associ... Read More about Associations between endogenous spike cytokinins and grain-number traits in spring wheat genotypes.

The role of plant vasculature in tackling N2O emissions (2023)
Journal Article
Safdar, L. B., Fisk, I. D., & Foulkes, M. J. (2023). The role of plant vasculature in tackling N2O emissions. Trends in Plant Science, 28(12), 1354-1356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2023.09.012

Rising demand for protein-rich foods can impact N2O emissions from croplands. Recent research has pointed to the role of modified plant vasculature in grain protein increase. Here we highlight how discovering the mechanistic role of plant vasculature... Read More about The role of plant vasculature in tackling N2O emissions.

Interaction of planting system with radiation-use efficiency in wheat lines (2023)
Journal Article
Moroyoqui‐Parra, M. A., Molero, G., Reynolds, M. P., Gaju, O., Murchie, E. H., & Foulkes, M. J. (2024). Interaction of planting system with radiation-use efficiency in wheat lines. Crop Science, 64(1), 314-332. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21115

Radiation-useefficiency (RUE) is animportant trait for raising biomass and yield potential in plant breeding. However, the effect of the planting system (PS) on genetic variation in RUE has not been previously investigated. Our objectives were to qua... Read More about Interaction of planting system with radiation-use efficiency in wheat lines.

Challenges facing sustainable protein production: Opportunities for cereals (2023)
Journal Article
Safdar, L. B., Foulkes, M. J., Kleiner, F. H., Searle, I. R., Bhosale, R. A., Fisk, I. D., & Boden, S. A. (2023). Challenges facing sustainable protein production: Opportunities for cereals. Plant Communications, 4(6), Article 100716. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100716

Rising demands for protein worldwide are likely to drive increases in livestock production, as meat provides ∼40% of dietary protein. This will come at a significant environmental cost, and a shift toward plant-based protein sources would therefore p... Read More about Challenges facing sustainable protein production: Opportunities for cereals.

Reviving grain quality in wheat through non-destructive phenotyping techniques like hyperspectral imaging (2023)
Journal Article
Safdar, L. B., Dugina, K., Saeidan, A., Yoshicawa, G. V., Caporaso, N., Gapare, B., …Fisk, I. D. (2023). Reviving grain quality in wheat through non-destructive phenotyping techniques like hyperspectral imaging. Food and Energy Security, 12(5), Article e498. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.498

A long-term goal of breeders and researchers is to develop crop varieties that can resist environmental stressors and produce high yields. However, prioritising yield often compromises improvement of other key traits, including grain quality, which i... Read More about Reviving grain quality in wheat through non-destructive phenotyping techniques like hyperspectral imaging.

Leaf photosynthesis traits and associations with biomass and drought tolerance in amphidiploid and ancestral wheat genotypes (2023)
Journal Article
Mahmood, Y. A., DeSilva, J., King, I. P., King, J., & Foulkes, M. J. (2023). Leaf photosynthesis traits and associations with biomass and drought tolerance in amphidiploid and ancestral wheat genotypes. European Journal of Agronomy, 147, Article 126846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2023.126846

Future progress in wheat grain yield will depend on increasing photosynthesis capacity and biomass. Wheat wild relatives represent sources of novel genetic variation for photosynthesis traits. Our objective was to quantify variation in leaf photosynt... Read More about Leaf photosynthesis traits and associations with biomass and drought tolerance in amphidiploid and ancestral wheat genotypes.