This study uses flow sorting and FISH techniques to further the development of molecular tools to progress introgression breeding in wheat
Tag - Triticum aestivum
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Hydathode trichomes in parasitic Orobanchaceae
This study provides the first evidence for the physiological role of the hydathode trichomes in active water secretion in the rhinanthoid Orobanchaceae.
Enhancing the acid-soil tolerance of durum wheat
A fragment of the 4D chromosome containing TaALMT1, introgressed into an elite durum cultivar, shows that the fragment enhances root growth in acid soil.
A better understanding of wheat gluten
Wheat is the most important food crop in the temperate world, but we know little about the gluten it contains.
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Better models, more wheat
A new model provides a framework to test the current genetic models of floral transition in wheat.
HvAACT1 increases Al3+-tolerance in wheat and barley
Genetically modifying barley and wheat to express the barley gene HvAACT1 gene has potential to alleviate the effects of aluminium toxicity in acid soils.
Towards a more sustainable wheat
Over-expressing Ta-PHR1-A1 increases wheat yield by increasing grain number per spike, making it potentially valuable in breeding programs.
Modelling dry mass partitioning in diseased wheat
Biotrophic fungi divert assimilates for their growth and thus compete with their host for carbon allocation. Bancal et al. modulate competition by shading the flag leaf of the wheat host, Triticum aestivum, and/or by...
Pollination and crop resilience to heat in wheat
The timing and synchrony of male and female flowering in wheat is a crucial determinant of seed set and may be an important factor affecting gene flow and resilience to climate change. Lukac et al. assess the anther...
Turbid medium models and light in intercropping
Light partitioning within intercropping systems is mostly modelled by using the turbid medium analogy. Barillot et al. assess this approach by comparing it with a light-projective model based on 3-D plant mock-ups for...
3-D plant–pathogen model for disease epidemics
The relationship between Septoria tritici, a splash-dispersed disease, and its host is complex because of the interactions between the dynamic plant architecture and the vertical progress of the disease. Baccar et al...
Simulating nitrogen economy of wheat plants
The model NEMA (Nitrogen Economy Model within plant Architecture) simulates nitrogen fluxes within a wheat plant (Triticum aestivum) after flowering. Bertheloot et al. show that the model is able to predict the time...
Process-based model of N uptake and use in wheat
Defining strategies for better use of nitrogen by crops requires sufficiently mechanistic models of nitrogen acquisition and use by plants. Bertheloot et al. describe the model NEMA (Nitrogen Economy Model within plant...
Protein gradients in wheat endosperm
The starchy endosperm of wheat, Triticum aestivum, has three major components: protein, starch and cell wall polysaccharides, which are are not homogenously distributed across the tissue. Using antibodies for specific...
