期刊
PLANT SCIENCE
卷 181, 期 4, 页码 331-341出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2011.05.015
关键词
Cereal; Abiotic stress; Grain number; Pollen; Sterility
资金
- Australian Grains Research and Development Corporation (wheat) [CSP00089, CSP00130, CSP00143]
- Australian Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (rice) [US-143A]
Grain number is the only yield component that is directly associated with increased grain yield in important cereal crops like wheat. Historical yield studies show that increases in grain yield are always accompanied by an increase in grain number. Adverse weather conditions can cause severe fluctuations in grain yield and substantial yield losses in cereal crops. The problem is global and despite its impact on world food production breeding and selection approaches have only met with limited success. A specific period during early reproductive development, the young microspore stage of pollen development, is extremely vulnerable to abiotic stress in self-fertilising cereals (wheat, rice, barley, sorghum). A better understanding of the physiological and molecular processes that lead to stress-induced pollen abortion may provide us with the key to finding solutions for maintaining grain number under abiotic stress conditions. Due to the complexity of the problem, stress-proofing our main cereal crops will be a challenging task and will require joint input from different research disciplines. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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