Phenological reorganization and increased assimilate allocation jointly promote spike differentiation and grain number formation in dryland wheat of Northwest China

Yuan Li, Hepeng Lu, Neng Wang, Fuying Cheng, Feng-Min Li, Yong-He Zhu

The Crop Journal . 2026, (5): 1801 -1811 . DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2026.05.009