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Linear discriminant analysis reveals differences in root architecture in wheat seedlings related to nitrogen uptake efficiency (2017)
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Kenobi, K., Atkinson, J. A., Wells, D. M., Gaju, O., deSilva, J. G., Foulkes, M. J., …Bennett, M. J. (2017). Linear discriminant analysis reveals differences in root architecture in wheat seedlings related to nitrogen uptake efficiency. Journal of Experimental Botany, 68(17), 4969-4981. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erx300

© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology. Root architecture impacts water and nutrient uptake efficiency. Identifying exactly which root architectural properties influence these agronom... Read More about Linear discriminant analysis reveals differences in root architecture in wheat seedlings related to nitrogen uptake efficiency.

Relationships between ?13C, ?18O and grain yield in bread wheat genotypes under favourable irrigated and rain-fed conditions (2016)
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Foulkes, M. J., DeSilva, J., Gaju, O., & Carvalho, P. (2016). Relationships between ?13C, ?18O and grain yield in bread wheat genotypes under favourable irrigated and rain-fed conditions. Field Crops Research, 196, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2016.07.006

In previous investigations, carbon isotope composition (δ13C) has been used in C3 cereals to screen for genotypes with high transpiration efficiency and oxygen isotope composition (δ18O) has been shown to correlate with transpiration rate. We examine... Read More about Relationships between ?13C, ?18O and grain yield in bread wheat genotypes under favourable irrigated and rain-fed conditions.

Avoiding lodging in irrigated spring wheat. II. Genetic variation of stem and root structural properties (2016)
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Piñera-Chavez, F., Berry, P., Foulkes, M., Molero, G., & Reynolds, M. (2016). Avoiding lodging in irrigated spring wheat. II. Genetic variation of stem and root structural properties. Field Crops Research, 196, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2016.06.007

Lodging-related traits were evaluated on the CIMMYT Core spring wheat Germplasm Panel (CIMCOG) in the Yaqui Valley of North-West Mexico during three seasons (2010–2013). Genetic variation was significant for all the lodging-related traits in the cros... Read More about Avoiding lodging in irrigated spring wheat. II. Genetic variation of stem and root structural properties.

Avoiding lodging in irrigated spring wheat. I. Stem and root structural requirements (2016)
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Piñera-Chavez, F., Berry, P., Foulkes, M., Jesson, M., & Reynolds, M. (2016). Avoiding lodging in irrigated spring wheat. I. Stem and root structural requirements. Field Crops Research, 196, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2016.06.009

A model of the lodging process has been successfully adapted for use on spring wheat grown in North-West Mexico (NWM). The lodging model was used to estimate the lodging-associated traits required to enable spring wheat grown in NWM with a typical yi... Read More about Avoiding lodging in irrigated spring wheat. I. Stem and root structural requirements.

Breeding for increased nitrogen-use efficiency: A review for wheat (T. aestivum L.) (2016)
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Cormier, F., Foulkes, J., Hirel, B., Gouache, D., Moënne-Loccoz, Y., & Le Gouis, J. (2016). Breeding for increased nitrogen-use efficiency: A review for wheat (T. aestivum L.). Plant Breeding, 135(3), 255-278. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbr.12371

© 2016 Blackwell Verlag GmbH. 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 increases and production per area has to inc... Read More about Breeding for increased nitrogen-use efficiency: A review for wheat (T. aestivum L.).

Leaf photosynthesis and associations with grain yield, biomass and nitrogen-use efficiency in landraces, synthetic-derived lines and cultivars in wheat (2016)
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Gaju, O., deSilva, J. G., Carvalho, P., Hawkesford, M. J., Griffiths, S., Greenland, A., & Foulkes, M. (2016). Leaf photosynthesis and associations with grain yield, biomass and nitrogen-use efficiency in landraces, synthetic-derived lines and cultivars in wheat. Field Crops Research, 193, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2016.04.018

Future genetic progress in wheat grain yield will depend on increasing above-ground biomass and this must be achieved without commensurate increases in N fertilizer inputs to minimise environmental impacts. Our objective was to quantify variation in... Read More about Leaf photosynthesis and associations with grain yield, biomass and nitrogen-use efficiency in landraces, synthetic-derived lines and cultivars in wheat.

Identification of novel quantitative trait loci for resistance to Fusarium seedling blight caused by Microdochium majus and M. nivale in wheat (2016)
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Ren, R., Foulkes, J., Mayes, S., Yang, X., & Ray, R. V. (2016). Identification of novel quantitative trait loci for resistance to Fusarium seedling blight caused by Microdochium majus and M. nivale in wheat. Field Crops Research, 191, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2016.03.011

Microdochium nivale and Microdochium majus are important causal agents of Fusarium seedling blight (FSB) and Fusarium head blight (FHB) in wheat and other cereals worldwide. A doubled-haploid population derived from a cross between the winter wheat R... Read More about Identification of novel quantitative trait loci for resistance to Fusarium seedling blight caused by Microdochium majus and M. nivale in wheat.

High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Structural Data Quantify the Impact of Photoinhibition on Long-Term Carbon Gain in Wheat Canopies in the Field (2015)
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Burgess, A. J., Retkute, R., Pound, M. P., Foulkes, J., Preston, S. P., Jensen, O. E., …Murchie, E. H. (2015). High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Structural Data Quantify the Impact of Photoinhibition on Long-Term Carbon Gain in Wheat Canopies in the Field. Plant Physiology, 169(2), 1192-1204. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.15.00722

Photoinhibition reduces photosynthetic productivity; however, it is difficult to quantify accurately in complex canopies partly because of a lack of high-resolution structural data on plant canopy architecture, which determines complex fluctuations o... Read More about High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Structural Data Quantify the Impact of Photoinhibition on Long-Term Carbon Gain in Wheat Canopies in the Field.

The Physiological Basis of the Genetic Progress in Yield Potential of CIMMYT Spring Wheat Cultivars from 1966 to 2009 (2015)
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Aisawia, K., Reynolds, M., Singh, R., & Foulkes, J. (2015). The Physiological Basis of the Genetic Progress in Yield Potential of CIMMYT Spring Wheat Cultivars from 1966 to 2009. Crop Science, 55(4), 1749-1764. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2014.09.0601

© Crop Science Society of America. Our objective was to investigate the physiological basis of genetic progress in grain yield in CIMMYT spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars developed from 1966 to 2009 in irrigated, high-potential conditions... Read More about The Physiological Basis of the Genetic Progress in Yield Potential of CIMMYT Spring Wheat Cultivars from 1966 to 2009.

Phenotyping pipeline reveals major seedling root growth QTL in hexaploid wheat (2015)
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Atkinson, J. A., Wingen, L. U., Griffiths, M., Pound, M. P., Gaju, O., Foulkes, M. J., …Wells, D. M. (2015). Phenotyping pipeline reveals major seedling root growth QTL in hexaploid wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66(8), 2283-2292. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv006

Seedling root traits of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) have been shown to be important for efficient establishment and linked to mature plant traits such as height and yield. A root phenotyping pipeline, consisting of a germination paper-based screen c... Read More about Phenotyping pipeline reveals major seedling root growth QTL in hexaploid wheat.

Relationships between physiological traits, grain number and yield potential in a wheat DH population of large spike phenotype (2014)
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Sparkes, D., Gaju, O., Mayes, S., Reynolds, M. P., Foulkes, J., Ribas-Vargas, G., & Crossa, J. (2014). Relationships between physiological traits, grain number and yield potential in a wheat DH population of large spike phenotype. Field Crops Research, 164, 126-135. doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2014.05.015

Nitrogen partitioning and remobilization in relation to leaf senescence, grain yield and grain nitrogen concentration in wheat cultivars (2013)
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Gaju, O., Allard, V., Martre, P., Le Gouis, J., Moreau, D., Bogard, M., …Foulkes, J. (2014). Nitrogen partitioning and remobilization in relation to leaf senescence, grain yield and grain nitrogen concentration in wheat cultivars. Field Crops Research, 155, 213-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2013.09.003

Our objective was to investigate the determinants of genetic variation in N accumulation, N partitioning and N remobilization to the grain post-flowering and associations with flag-leaf senescence, grain yield and grain N% in 16 wheat cultivars grown... Read More about Nitrogen partitioning and remobilization in relation to leaf senescence, grain yield and grain nitrogen concentration in wheat cultivars.