Enhancing the nutritional value of food crops is a means of improving human nutrition and
health. We report here the positional cloning of Gpc-B1, a wheat quantitative trait locus …

INTRODUCTION Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is the most widely cultivated crop on Earth,
contributing about a fifth of the total calories consumed by humans. Consequently, wheat …

The identification of genetic markers linked to genes of agronomic importance is a major
aim of crop research and breeding programmes. Here, we identify markers for Yr15, a major …

Stripe rust is a devastating fungal disease that afflicts wheat in many regions of the world.
New races of Puccinia striiformis, the pathogen responsible for this disease, have overcome …

Crop production needs to increase to secure future food supplies, while reducing its impact
on ecosystems. Detailed characterization of plant genomes and genetic diversity is crucial for …

Key message CRISPR-Cas9-based genome editing and EMS mutagenesis revealed inter-cultivar
differences and additivity in the contribution of TaGW2 homoeologues to grain size …

Background Wheat (Triticum ssp.) is an important food source for humans in many regions
around the world. However, the ability to understand and modify gene function for crop …

Advances in genomics have expedited the improvement of several agriculturally important
crops but similar efforts in wheat (Triticum spp.) have been more challenging. This is largely …

Crop diseases reduce wheat yields by ~25% globally and thus pose a major threat to global
food security 1 . Genetic resistance can reduce crop losses in the field and can be selected …

The growing human population and a changing environment have raised significant
concern for global food security, with the current improvement rate of several important crops …