Understanding grain yield: it is a journey, not a destination

Approximately 20 years ago, we began our efforts to understand grain yield in winter wheat using chromosome substitution lines between Cheyenne (CNN) and Wichita (WI). We found that two chromosome substitutions, 3A and 6A, greatly affected grain yield. CNN(WI3A) and CNN(WI6A) had 15 to 20% higher gr...

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Main Authors: P.S. BAENZIGER, I. DWEIKAT, K. GILL, K. ESKRIDGE, T. BERKE, M. SHAH, B.T. CAMPBELL, M.L. ALI, N. MENGISTU, A. MAHMOOD, A. AUVUCHANON, Y. YEN, S. RUSTGI, B. MORENO-SEVILLA, A. MUJEEB-KAZI, M.R. MORRIS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2011-12-01
Series:Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding
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Online Access:https://cjgpb.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/cjg-201110-0031_understanding-grain-yield-it-is-a-journey-not-a-destination.php