Henan wheat response to Mediterranean conditions

What is it about?

Chinese wheat genotypes exhibited a low acclimation capacity to the moderate stress typical of the high-yielding Mediterranean conditions

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Why is it important?

Wheat is the principal staple under Mediterranean conditions. The use of wheat genetic resources is essential to support future genetic progress and is an insurance against unexpected threats to crop productivity such as diseases or abiotic stresses. For Chinese genotypes the present study does not support the conclusion that a high yield potential will translate directly to increased yield under less favourable (even moderate stress) conditions. Nevertheless genetic variability existed among the Chinese genotypes in terms of acclimation to sub-optimal conditions.