Exotic alleles contribute to heat tolerance in wheat under field conditions

Gemma Molero; Benedict Coombes; Ryan Joynson; Francisco Pinto; Francisco J. Piñera-Chávez; Carolina Rivera-Amado; Anthony Hall; Matthew P. Reynolds

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-04325-5

Communications Biology (Jan 2023)

Exotic alleles contribute to heat tolerance in wheat under field conditions

Gemma Molero,
Benedict Coombes,
Ryan Joynson,
Francisco Pinto,
Francisco J. Piñera-Chávez,
Carolina Rivera-Amado,
Anthony Hall,
Matthew P. Reynolds

Affiliations

Gemma Molero: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Benedict Coombes: The Earlham Institute
Ryan Joynson: The Earlham Institute
Francisco Pinto: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Francisco J. Piñera-Chávez: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Carolina Rivera-Amado: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Anthony Hall: The Earlham Institute
Matthew P. Reynolds: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04325-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Comparative phenotyping and genome-wide association study in a panel of 149 wheat genotypes reveal alleles associated with heat tolerance, which could be useful in future breeding programmes for wheat cultivars.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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