Overexpression of the WAPO-A1 gene increases the number of spikelets per spike in bread wheat
L. M. Wittern, J. M. Barrero, W. D. Bovill, K. L. Verbyla, T. Hughes, S. M. Swain, G. Steed, A. A. Webb, K. Gardner, A. Greenland, J. Jacobs, C. Frohberg, R.-C. Schmidt, C. Cavanagh, A. Rohde, , M. A. Hannah
This study identifies and functionally validates the WAPO1 gene's role in increasing spikelets per spike in wheat, showing its positive correlation with yield potential.
bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2022Plant Biology