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Genotypic variation in spike fertility traits and ovary size as determinants of floret and grain survival rate in wheat by Guo, Zifeng, Slafer, Gustavo A, Schnurbusch, Thorsten

“…Spike fertility traits are critical attributes for grain yield in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Here, we examine the genotypic variation in three important…”
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Dynamics of floret initiation/death determining spike fertility in wheat as affected by Ppd genes under field conditions by Prieto, Paula, Ochagavía, Helga, Savin, Roxana, Griffiths, Simon, Slafer, Gustavo A

“…Ppd-1a reduced the number of fertile florets due largely to lowering floret survival, and the effect was not proportional to the duration of the late…”
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Earliness Per Se by Temperature Interaction on Wheat Development by Ochagavía, Helga, Prieto, Paula, Zikhali, Meluleki, Griffiths, Simon, Slafer, Gustavo A.

“…Differences in time to heading that remain after photoperiod and vernalisation requirements have been saturated are classified as earliness per se ( Eps )…”
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Dynamics of apex and leaf development in barley as affected by PPD-H1 alleles in two contrasting PHYC backgrounds under short or long photoperiod by Parrado, Jorge D, Savin, Roxana, Slafer, Gustavo A

“…Barley development from seedling to flowering involves both external and internal changes, the latter requiring microscopic observation. Internal changes allow…”
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Physiological Basis of Genotypic Response to Management in Dryland Wheat by de Oliveira Silva, Amanda, Slafer, Gustavo A, Fritz, Allan K, Lollato, Romulo P

“…A great majority of dryland wheat producers are reluctant to intensify management due to the assumption that lack of water availability is the most critical…”
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Seed dry weight response to source–sink manipulations in wheat, maize and soybean: a quantitative reappraisal by Borrás, Lucas, Slafer, Gustavo A, Otegui, Marı́a E

“…Determining to what degree seed weight differences are due to competition among seeds for insufficient source is critical for the rational design of breeding…”
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Interactions between two QTLs for time to anthesis on spike development and fertility in wheat by Basavaraddi, Priyanka A., Savin, Roxana, Wingen, Luzie U., Bencivenga, Stefano, Przewieslik-Allen, Alexandra M., Griffiths, Simon, Slafer, Gustavo A.

“…Earliness per se ( Eps ) genes are reported to be important in fine-tuning flowering time in wheat independently of photoperiod ( Ppd ) and vernalisation ( Vr…”
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Agronomic assessment of the wheat semi-dwarfing gene Rht8 in contrasting nitrogen treatments and water regimes by Kowalski, Ania M., Gooding, Mike, Ferrante, Ariel, Slafer, Gustavo A., Orford, Simon, Gasperini, Debora, Griffiths, Simon

“…•The Rht8 introgression was associated with robust height reduction across different nitrogen and water treatments.•The Rht8 NIL had increased root-lodging…”
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Yield and biomass in wheat and barley under a range of conditions in a Mediterranean site by Cossani, C. Mariano, Slafer, Gustavo A., Savin, Roxana

“…It has been broadly accepted that barley performs better than wheat, particularly under severe stress conditions of the Mediterranean basin. However, this…”
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Should the impact factor of the year of publication or the last available one be used when evaluating scientists? by Slafer, Gustavo A., Savin, Roxana

“…Aim of study: A common procedure when evaluating scientists is considering the journal’s quartile of impact factors (within a category), many times considering…”
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Is time to flowering in wheat and barley influenced by nitrogen?: A critical appraisal of recent published reports by Hall, Antonio J., Savin, Roxana, Slafer, Gustavo A.

“…•Conflicting responses of developmental plasticity to nitrogen in crop and non-crop species are reported in the literature.•We reviewed 1130 papers and…”
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Phenology and Floret Development as Affected by the Interaction between Eps-7D and Ppd-D1 by Basavaraddi, Priyanka A, Savin, Roxana, Bencivenga, Stefano, Griffiths, Simon, Slafer, Gustavo A

“…Earliness per se ( ) genes may play a critical role in further improving wheat adaptation and fine-tuning wheat development to cope with climate change. There…”
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Can N management affect the magnitude of yield loss due to heat waves in wheat and maize? by Slafer, Gustavo A, Savin, Roxana

“…•We hypothesised that yield penalties produced by heat stress would be modulated by N availability.•We tested the hypothesis in field experiments with heat…”
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Wheat Developmental Traits as Affected by the Interaction between Eps-7D and Temperature under Contrasting Photoperiods with Insensitive Ppd-D1 Background by Basavaraddi, Priyanka A, Savin, Roxana, Bencivenga, Stefano, Griffiths, Simon, Slafer, Gustavo A

“…Earliness ( ) genes are important to fine tune adaptation, and studying their probable pleiotropic effect on wheat yield traits is worthwhile. In addition, it…”
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Critical period for yield determination across grain crops by Carrera, Constanza S., Savin, Roxana, Slafer, Gustavo A.

“…Grain or seed number is the dominant component determining yield in major grain crops.Major grain crops differ in the timing of the critical period for grain…”
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Floret development and grain setting differences between modern durum wheats under contrasting nitrogen availability by Ferrante, Ariel, Savin, Roxana, Slafer, Gustavo A

“…Wheat yield depends on the number of grains per square metre, which in turn is related to the number of fertile florets at anthesis. The dynamics of floret…”
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Photoperiod sensitivity of Ppd-H1 and ppd-H1 isogenic lines of a spring barley cultivar: exploring extreme photoperiods by Parrado, Jorge D, Savin, Roxana, Slafer, Gustavo A

“…Barley is a long-day plant with a major gene (PPD-H1) that determines its photoperiod sensitivity. Under long days (i.e. 16 h), flowering occurs earlier in…”
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Tillering and floret development dynamics in wheat cultivars of contrasting spike fertility plasticity by Bicego, Breno, Savin, Roxana, Girousse, Christine, Allard, Vincent, Slafer, Gustavo A.

“…Given the significant impact of grain number (GN) on wheat grain yield, it is critical to gain a deeper understanding of the physiological bases of GN…”
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Plasticity of grain number and its components in contrasting wheat cultivars by Bicego, Breno, Savin, Roxana, Girousse, Christine, Allard, Vincent, Slafer, Gustavo A.

“…A better understanding of the plasticity of grain number (GN) components may be essential to design better management and breeding strategies. Alterations in…”
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Sense in sensitivity: difference in the meaning of photoperiod insensitivity between wheat and barley by Slafer, Gustavo A, Casas, Ana M, Igartua, Ernesto

“…The description of long photoperiod sensitivity in wheat and barley is a cause of confusion for researchers working with these crops, usually accustomed to…”
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