Yield Potential

Abstract

This chapter provides an analysis of the processes determining the yield potential of wheat crops. The structure and function of the wheat crop will be presented and the influence of the environment and genetics on crop growth and development will be examined. Plant breeding strategies for raising yield potential will be described, with particular emphasis on factors controlling photosynthetic capacity and grain sink strength.

Blazing a trail towards higher photosynthetic efficiency : A multi-dimensional study of Hirschfeldia incana

“…However, the remaining determinant of yield potential, which is photosynthesis, has not followed a similar pattern of improvement. In fact, the efficiency of photosynthetic energy conversion still has the potential to be improved by more than 50% Foulkes et al, 2022;. The concept of increasing crop yield through genetic enhancement of photosynthesis was already proposed in the late 1980s .…”