文摘
Reproductive development of wheat near isogenic lines combining VRN1 and PPD-D1 studied. More fertile florets with longer stem elongation and higher anthesis spike biomass if plants vernalised. Vernalised plants had more grains in main shoot and tiller spikes than non-vernalised plants. Non vernalised winter lines had slow growing apex, shorter spikes, high spikelet density and less grains per spike. Regulation of grain set and synchrony as influenced by VRN1 and PPD-D1 deserve further study.