ReviewJournal of experimental botany2026
Heterosis in wheat: mechanisms, benefits, and challenges in hybrid development.
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- Rewiring diversity, physiology, and practice: integrating the next decade of wheat science.Journal of experimental botany · 2026Article
- Association mapping of hybrid seed set and heterosis in a central European multi-parental wheat population.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2026Article
- Genome-Wide Analysis of thePlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Genetics and Grain Filling Effects on Starch Properties in Wheat.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Optimizing Planting Density to Improve Source-Sink Relationship and Yield of Hybrid Wheat Under Late-Sowing Conditions.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- FFrontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Genome-wide analysis of theFrontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Characterization and preliminary heterosis evaluation of novel wheat genetically divergent populations.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Quantitative Insights into the Genetic Mechanisms of Crop Heterosis.Advanced genetics (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Review
- From convention to innovation: the role of genetic modification and genome editing in Australian wheat breeding.AoB PLANTS · 2025Review
- New genomic resources to boost research in reproductive biology to enable cost-effective hybrid seed production.The plant genome · 2025Article
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Abstract
Heterosis, or hybrid vigour, has been exploited by plant breeders and grain growers for more than a century, and open-pollinated crops such as maize have been successfully commercialised. However, the full genetic potential of heterosis has yet to be realised and the fundamental mechanisms underlying this complex process are poorly understood. The challenges of hybrid seed production in self-pollinated crops, including cereals such as wheat and barley, have prevented the widespread exploitation of heterosis in these crops. Focussing on wheat, this review details current understanding of the genetic control of heterosis and explores the efficacy of different methods for producing F1 hybrids. We posit that the mechanisms underlying heterosis are probably a combination of multiple or all current theories, and that the conversion of inbred crops such as wheat into hybrid breeding systems can be further enhanced using a complete genic system, lessening the need for current, more complex hybrid production systems.
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