Genetic regulation of wheat plant architecture and future prospects for its improvement
More than a third of the world’s population's primary source of food is common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The total yield must be boosted from 3 tons hec‐1 to 5 tons per hec‐1 to meet the global food demands by 2050. A major breeding objective is to change the plant architecture to develop variet...
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| author | Shaheen, Aaqib Li, Zheng Yang, Yingying Xie, Jinjin Zhu, Lele Li, Can Nie, Fang Wang, Meng Wang, Yixian Rasheed, Awais Li, Hao Zhou, Yun Song, Chun-Peng |
| author_browse | Li, Can Li, Hao Li, Zheng Nie, Fang Rasheed, Awais Shaheen, Aaqib Song, Chun-Peng Wang, Meng Wang, Yixian Xie, Jinjin Yang, Yingying Zhou, Yun Zhu, Lele |
| author_facet | Shaheen, Aaqib Li, Zheng Yang, Yingying Xie, Jinjin Zhu, Lele Li, Can Nie, Fang Wang, Meng Wang, Yixian Rasheed, Awais Li, Hao Zhou, Yun Song, Chun-Peng |
| author_sort | Shaheen, Aaqib |
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| description | More than a third of the world’s population's primary source of food is common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The total yield must be boosted from 3 tons hec‐1 to 5 tons per hec‐1 to meet the global food demands by 2050. A major breeding objective is to change the plant architecture to develop varieties suited for intensive agricultural practices and able to withstand climate extremes. Modifying plant architecture could significantly improve productivity; however, it is challenging due to negative associations with key agronomic traits influencing yield. The current research focus of this decade revolves around three critical agronomic variables: tiller number, plant height, and tiller angle. These variables have a significant role in altering plant architecture and ultimately impacting the potential yield. The ideal plant architecture requires moderate planting density, a narrow tiller angle, and reduced plant height, which can be attained through special tiller arrangement. Here, we review the developmental biology and underpinning genetics of the plant architecture traits, especially the genetic factors and environmental factors influencing wheat architecture. The use of crop wild relatives (CWRs), such as Aegilops tauschii, can enhance wheat cultivation by increasing breeding diversity and introgressing beneficial genes into elite wheat germplasm through the recently developed rapid high-throughput introgression (RHI) protocol. Identifying defective mutants and characterizing their corresponding genes will assist us in understanding the molecular mechanism and deploying beneficial alleles to manipulate plant architecture. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1791132025-12-20T02:09:16Z Genetic regulation of wheat plant architecture and future prospects for its improvement Shaheen, Aaqib Li, Zheng Yang, Yingying Xie, Jinjin Zhu, Lele Li, Can Nie, Fang Wang, Meng Wang, Yixian Rasheed, Awais Li, Hao Zhou, Yun Song, Chun-Peng plant height tillering aegilops tauschii introgression More than a third of the world’s population's primary source of food is common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The total yield must be boosted from 3 tons hec‐1 to 5 tons per hec‐1 to meet the global food demands by 2050. A major breeding objective is to change the plant architecture to develop varieties suited for intensive agricultural practices and able to withstand climate extremes. Modifying plant architecture could significantly improve productivity; however, it is challenging due to negative associations with key agronomic traits influencing yield. The current research focus of this decade revolves around three critical agronomic variables: tiller number, plant height, and tiller angle. These variables have a significant role in altering plant architecture and ultimately impacting the potential yield. The ideal plant architecture requires moderate planting density, a narrow tiller angle, and reduced plant height, which can be attained through special tiller arrangement. Here, we review the developmental biology and underpinning genetics of the plant architecture traits, especially the genetic factors and environmental factors influencing wheat architecture. The use of crop wild relatives (CWRs), such as Aegilops tauschii, can enhance wheat cultivation by increasing breeding diversity and introgressing beneficial genes into elite wheat germplasm through the recently developed rapid high-throughput introgression (RHI) protocol. Identifying defective mutants and characterizing their corresponding genes will assist us in understanding the molecular mechanism and deploying beneficial alleles to manipulate plant architecture. 2025-12 2025-12-19T22:56:06Z 2025-12-19T22:56:06Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179113 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Shaheen, A., Li, Z., Yang, Y., Xie, J., Zhu, L., Li, C., Nie, F., Wang, M., Wang, Y., Rasheed, A., Li, H., Zhou, Y., & Song, C. (2025). Genetic regulation of wheat plant architecture and future prospects for its improvement. New Crops, 2, 100048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ncrops.2024.100048 |
| spellingShingle | plant height tillering aegilops tauschii introgression Shaheen, Aaqib Li, Zheng Yang, Yingying Xie, Jinjin Zhu, Lele Li, Can Nie, Fang Wang, Meng Wang, Yixian Rasheed, Awais Li, Hao Zhou, Yun Song, Chun-Peng Genetic regulation of wheat plant architecture and future prospects for its improvement |
| title | Genetic regulation of wheat plant architecture and future prospects for its improvement |
| title_full | Genetic regulation of wheat plant architecture and future prospects for its improvement |
| title_fullStr | Genetic regulation of wheat plant architecture and future prospects for its improvement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genetic regulation of wheat plant architecture and future prospects for its improvement |
| title_short | Genetic regulation of wheat plant architecture and future prospects for its improvement |
| title_sort | genetic regulation of wheat plant architecture and future prospects for its improvement |
| topic | plant height tillering aegilops tauschii introgression |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179113 |
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