Application of a sunlight-switched sugar signal increases wheat yield in the field

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Paul, M. J. and Griffiths, C. A. 2025. Application of a sunlight-switched sugar signal increases wheat yield in the field. Nature Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-025-02667-z

AuthorsPaul, M. J. and Griffiths, C. A.
Abstract

Crop yield improvement has plateaued in the past three
decades, owing largely to genetic bottlenecks in the germplasm of staple food crops. We used a chemical intervention method that increases yield in the field, providing a sustainable means to improve yields of wheat and potentially other crops.

KeywordsTrehalose 6-phosphate; Crop yield; Field trials; Source-sink
Year of Publication2025
JournalNature Biotechnology
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-025-02667-z
Open accessPublished as bronze (free) open access
FunderUKRI-BBSRC
Funder project or codeTrehalose signalling: understanding and exploiting an emerging small molecule carbohydrate paradigm
Spraying for Yield
Delivering Sustainable Wheat
Green Engineering
Publisher's version
Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online29 Apr 2025
PublisherNature Publishing Group
ISSN1087-0156

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