This study shows that TaPGS1 overexpression increases flavonol accumulation, disrupts auxin transport, delays endosperm cellularization, and enlarges wheat grains.

bioRxiv · Jun 17, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology

The 55K SNP-Based Exploration of QTL for Spikelet Number Per Spike in a Tetraploid Wheat (Triticum turgidum L.) Population: Chinese Landrace Ailanmai X Wild Emmer

Ziqiang Mo, Jing Zhu, Jiatai Wei, Jieguang Zhou, Qiang Xu, Huaping Tang, Mu Yang, Mei Deng, Qiantao Jiang, Yaxi Liu, Guoyue Chen, Jirui Wang, Pengfei Qi, Wei Li, Yuming Wei, , Jian Ma

The paper identifies five QTL for spikelet number per spike in a tetraploid wheat population using a 55K SNP array and validates two major QTL with KASP markers.

Frontiers in Plant Science · Aug 31, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics

Characterization and expression QTL analysis of TaABI4, a pre-harvest sprouting related gene in wheat

Chunsheng Xiao, Yujiao Liu, Wenshuai Chen, Jian Yang, Mengping Cheng, Calum Watt, Jingye Cheng, Zhenzhong Wang, Zhiyuan Tan, MaoLian Li, Jirui Wang

This study characterizes TaABI4, a wheat gene involved in seed germination and pre-harvest sprouting, and identifies eQTLs associated with its expression.

Seed Science Research · Mar 25, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics

An overexpressed Q allele leads to increased spike density and improved processing quality

Binjie Xu, Qing Chen, Ting Zheng, Yunfeng Jiang, Yuan-Yuan Qiao, Zhenru Guo, Yong-Li Cao, Yan Wang, Yazhou Zhang, Lu-Juan Zong, Jing Zhu, Caihong Liu, Qiantao Jiang, Xiujin Lan, Jian Ma, , Pengfei Qi

The paper identifies a mutation in the Q gene that leads to increased spike density and improved processing quality in wheat by overexpressing Qc1.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Jan 22, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics