Exogenous Cytokinins Increase Grain Yield of Winter Wheat Cultivars by Improving Stay-Green Characteristics under Heat Stress

Dongqing Yang; Yong Li; Yuhua Shi; Zhengyong Cui; Yongli Luo; Mengjing Zheng; Jin Chen; Yanxia Li; Yanping Yin; Zhenlin Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155437

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Exogenous Cytokinins Increase Grain Yield of Winter Wheat Cultivars by Improving Stay-Green Characteristics under Heat Stress

Dongqing Yang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Dongqing Yang, Yong Li

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, P. R. China
⨯
Yong Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Dongqing Yang, Yong Li

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, P. R. China
⨯
Yuhua Shi,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, P. R. China, Agricultural Bureau of Yanzhou District, Jining, Shandong, P. R. China
⨯
Zhengyong Cui,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, P. R. China
⨯
Yongli Luo,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, P. R. China
⨯
Mengjing Zheng,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, P. R. China
⨯
Jin Chen,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, P. R. China
⨯
Yanxia Li,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, P. R. China
⨯
Yanping Yin ,

* E-mail: zlwang@sdau.edu.cn (ZW); ypyin@126.com (YY)

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, P. R. China
⨯
Zhenlin Wang

* E-mail: zlwang@sdau.edu.cn (ZW); ypyin@126.com (YY)

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong, P. R. China
⨯

Exogenous Cytokinins Increase Grain Yield of Winter Wheat Cultivars by Improving Stay-Green Characteristics under Heat Stress

Dongqing Yang,
Yong Li,
Yuhua Shi,
Zhengyong Cui,
Yongli Luo,
Mengjing Zheng,
Jin Chen,
Yanxia Li,
Yanping Yin,
Zhenlin Wang

Published: May 20, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155437

Reader Comments (0)

Post a new comment on this article

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Endosperm
Is the Subject Area "Endosperm" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Cell cycle and cell division
Is the Subject Area "Cell cycle and cell division" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Thermal stresses
Is the Subject Area "Thermal stresses" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Wheat
Is the Subject Area "Wheat" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Cytokinins
Is the Subject Area "Cytokinins" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Leaves
Is the Subject Area "Leaves" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Heat treatment
Is the Subject Area "Heat treatment" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Photosynthesis
Is the Subject Area "Photosynthesis" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.