Increasing Grain Yield in Bread Wheat by Selection for High Spike Fertility Index
A. C. Pontaroli, M. P. Alonso, N. E. Mirabella, J. S. Panelo, M. F. Franco, L. S. Vanzetti, M. Lorenzo
The paper assesses the impact of selecting for high spike fertility index (SF) or high grain yield (GY) per se on grain yield and related traits in wheat populations, finding similar GY increases but trade-offs in other traits.
bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2020Plant Biology