Wheat is one of the most important cereals worldwide, ranking first for global harvested area and second in terms of global production, thereby representing a fundamental agricultural source and an essential source of calories and protein for the human population. The content and the profile pattern of proteins, starch, fibers, lipids, microelements, and metabolites depend on wheat genetic variability, but also on the environmental conditions as well as their interactions, in addition to cultivation practices. Hence, the high impact of the environment on yield and quality characteristics in wheat and the changing climate across the world with increasing temperature and bursts of extreme weather events, calls for the development of novel selection tools, and for the characterization of genotypes, to cope with environmental fluctuations.
This Research Topic will address new and comprehensive insights into the potential metabolic networks that control wheat reliance and grain yield in the genotype-by-environment interaction. Studies on physiological and metabolic responses observed in different environmental conditions and/or in different accessions that are tolerant or resistant to abiotic stress are the primary focus of this Topic. Quantitative traits loci and functional characterization of genes involved in adaptation processes together with new molecular markers linked to tolerance traits are also within the scope of this collection.
The Research Topic will also highlight achievements in the fields of plant nutrition aimed at increasing the nutritional quality of wheat adapted to different environments and abiotic stresses. Manuscripts demonstrating how different strategies can be applied to increase the nutritional value of wheat kernel are also welcome.
This Research Topic will serve as a comprehensive one-stop compilation of state-of-the-art information on various aspects of the impact of climate change on the phenology, yield, and grain quality of wheat, with particular attention to studies exploring genetic biodiversity. We welcome contributions (Original Research, Review, Mini Review, and Perspective) covering the following topics:
• Physiological and metabolic studies quantifying the impact of abiotic stress on different traits (growth, water relations, transpiration, transpiration use efficiency, ionic relations, photosynthesis, senescence, yield, and yield components);
• Metabolic studies quantifying the impact of abiotic stress on different nutritional traits (protein, fiber, starch composition; secondary metabolites and trace elements profiles);
• Studies on the effects of climate change on plant development, including phenological studies;
• Studies to identify genetic markers, genotypes, and collection sites for stress tolerance;
• Deployment of a common set of molecular markers for both crop association studies and QTL mapping studies;
• Studies on marker-assisted breeding for salt stress tolerance in crop plants.
Wheat is one of the most important cereals worldwide, ranking first for global harvested area and second in terms of global production, thereby representing a fundamental agricultural source and an essential source of calories and protein for the human population. The content and the profile pattern of proteins, starch, fibers, lipids, microelements, and metabolites depend on wheat genetic variability, but also on the environmental conditions as well as their interactions, in addition to cultivation practices. Hence, the high impact of the environment on yield and quality characteristics in wheat and the changing climate across the world with increasing temperature and bursts of extreme weather events, calls for the development of novel selection tools, and for the characterization of genotypes, to cope with environmental fluctuations.
This Research Topic will address new and comprehensive insights into the potential metabolic networks that control wheat reliance and grain yield in the genotype-by-environment interaction. Studies on physiological and metabolic responses observed in different environmental conditions and/or in different accessions that are tolerant or resistant to abiotic stress are the primary focus of this Topic. Quantitative traits loci and functional characterization of genes involved in adaptation processes together with new molecular markers linked to tolerance traits are also within the scope of this collection.
The Research Topic will also highlight achievements in the fields of plant nutrition aimed at increasing the nutritional quality of wheat adapted to different environments and abiotic stresses. Manuscripts demonstrating how different strategies can be applied to increase the nutritional value of wheat kernel are also welcome.
This Research Topic will serve as a comprehensive one-stop compilation of state-of-the-art information on various aspects of the impact of climate change on the phenology, yield, and grain quality of wheat, with particular attention to studies exploring genetic biodiversity. We welcome contributions (Original Research, Review, Mini Review, and Perspective) covering the following topics:
• Physiological and metabolic studies quantifying the impact of abiotic stress on different traits (growth, water relations, transpiration, transpiration use efficiency, ionic relations, photosynthesis, senescence, yield, and yield components);
• Metabolic studies quantifying the impact of abiotic stress on different nutritional traits (protein, fiber, starch composition; secondary metabolites and trace elements profiles);
• Studies on the effects of climate change on plant development, including phenological studies;
• Studies to identify genetic markers, genotypes, and collection sites for stress tolerance;
• Deployment of a common set of molecular markers for both crop association studies and QTL mapping studies;
• Studies on marker-assisted breeding for salt stress tolerance in crop plants.