“…However, similar phenomena described as "multi-pistil" have been reported in wheat (Triticum aestivum) (Yang et al, 2011(Yang et al, , 2017Duan et al, 2015;Wei, 2017;Guo et al, 2019;Zhu et al, 2019;Yu et al, 2020), rice (Oryza sativa) (Zheng et al, 2019), sweet cherry (Prunus avium) (Liu et al, 2019;Wang et al, 2019), and alfalfa (Medicago sativa) (Nair et al, 2008). In wheat, increasing the number of grains per spike is considered to be vital for maximizing its yield potential (Wei, 2017;Zhu et al, 2019;Yu et al, 2020). The multi-pistil traits in wheat were found to be controlled by a recessive gene, two recessive non-complementary genes, or a single dominant gene; F 2 populations, BC 6 F 2 populations, or near-isogenic lines (NILs) were constructed to map the underlying locus, and they found to be located on 2DL, 5DS, 6BS, and 6B (Zhu et al, 2019).…”