“…As the potential of forming more grains in wheat exceeds the actual yield by far, many studies are dedicated to seeking tools to control this process. The genetic and physiological grounds of breeding for more grains in spikes and spikelets and, ultimately, more grains per unit area are extensively investigated (Cui et al, 2012;Sreenivasulu, Schnurbusch, 2012;Arbuzova et al, 2016;Guo et al, 2016Guo et al, -2018Bhusal et al, 2017;Philipp et al, 2018;Sukumaran et al, 2018;Wolde et al, 2019;Hu J. et al, 2020). Analysis of the reproductive developmental stages of spikes, spikelets, florets, and grains, as well as of their genetic regulation, is the best way to understand the formation of the trait 'grain number and spike fertility'.…”