15-IWYP. A genetic diversity toolkit to maximise harvest index by controlling the duration of developmental phases

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The project will identify new genes in bread wheat that will alter the timing of developmental well known landmarks in the wheat crop such as heading date and the crop maturity, but also more subtle changes, invisible in everyday observation of the wheat crop. These include stages in the very earliest days of the development of the wheat spike, which are crucial in determining the number of grains finally produced to build the foundations of new high yielding wheat varieties. The project is a collaboration between scientists in the UK, Argentina, Spain, Australia and the Centre for Improvement of Wheat and Maize (CIMMYT) based in Mexico. These partners will target an increase in yield potential in CIMMYT wheat, which reaches countries for which these improvements can do most to improve global food security.