Sandra L Zapata, Albert W Schulthess, Samira El Hanafi, Renate H Schmidt, Valentin Hinterberger, Guoliang Li, Philipp H G Boeven, Jianting Chu, Mario Gils, Yong Jiang, Norman Philipp, Pierrick Varenne, Monika Spiller, Jochen C Reif
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Hybrid wheat offers significant benefits such as increased yield and high yield stability. Despite this, the commercial adoption of wheat hybrids has been limited, primarily due to the high cost of hybrid seed production. Improving its efficiency requires a deeper understanding of key traits influencing hybrid seed set and their genetic bases. This study examines traits contributing to seed set beyond anther extrusion. Field trials were conducted across six environments using two European winter wheat cultivars, PIKO and HERMANN, and their derived double haploid population. Traits such as flowering time, visual anther extrusion, and plant height were measured. Field assessments of pollen shed were conducted to identify effective male pollen donors. Furthermore, traits including the interaction between male and female lines were examined. A quantitative trait locus on chromosome 1B was found for seed set, paving the way for marker-assisted selection. Our findings underscore the importance of considering traits beyond anther extrusion and pollen shed for cost-efficient hybrid seed production. Preselecting lines based on the begin and duration of male flowering, nicking, and plant height promise to be particularly effective. Consequently, breeders can significantly increase the amount of seed set by focusing on a reduced number of key traits.
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The Journal of Experimental Botany publishes high-quality primary research and review papers in the plant sciences. These papers cover a range of disciplines from molecular and cellular physiology and biochemistry through whole plant physiology to community physiology.
Full-length primary papers should contribute to our understanding of how plants develop and function, and should provide new insights into biological processes. The journal will not publish purely descriptive papers or papers that report a well-known process in a species in which the process has not been identified previously. Articles should be concise and generally limited to 10 printed pages.