Wheat produces unbranched inflorescences (spikes) composed of smaller inflorescences (spikelets) as their fundamental building units. The spikelet number per spike (SNS) is a major determinant of grai...

Wheat is important for global food security and understanding the molecular mechanisms driving spike and spikelet development can inform the development of more productive varieties. In this study, we...

Introgression of Yr78 (where Yr is yellow rust) from common wheat into durum wheat enhances resistance to stripe rust in tetraploid wheat. A combination of Yr36 and Yr78 resistance genes in coupling...

Introgression of Yr78 (where Yr is yellow rust) from common wheat into durum wheat enhances resistance to stripe rust in tetraploid wheat. A combination of Yr36 and Yr78 resistance genes in coupling...

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A UC Davis study found that deleting a cluster of genes in wheat may reduce wheat allergies without harming breadmaking.

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Gene banks are like a survivalist cache: our nation’s safeguard against all future challenges to growing the food we need.

Scientists have developed a new genetic tool that makes it easier and faster to breed grains that grow more efficiently and are better adapted to different environments. They're using a ground-breakin...

This preprint wins the award for “most beautiful paper” this week. Xu, Lin et al. carried out an expression analysis of developing wheat spikes at three developmental stages, using both single-cell…

We previously reported a structural rearrangement between wheat (Triticum aestivum) and rye (Secale cereale) chromosomes 1BS/1RS that increased the do…