Wheat and Rice Combo Boosts Yield:Kansas State University researchers unlock secrets of heat tolerance

摘要

Abit of rice in the wheat Aiming for greater heat-tolerance, Harold Trick and Allan Fritz shot a rice gene into wheat and might have hit dead-center—smashing open a window to increased yields and greater profits for farmers.The Kansas State University (KSU) research duo is looking at different traits that allow wheat to survive high temperatures. Soluble starch synthase (SSS), a key protein involved in grain fill of wheat seed, converts sugars to starch. Wheat normally likes optimum temperatures—60°F to 65°F during the grain-filling process—a temperature range where SSS functions best. With high temperatures, the protein deactivates.