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This study evaluated 153 elite spring wheat (\n                    <jats:italic>Triticum aestivum<\/jats:italic>\n                    L.) genotypes from the Wheat Association Mapping Initiative (WAMI) panel and three controls in field trials conducted during the 2020\u20132021 and 2021\u20132022 growing seasons at the Isfahan University of Technology research farm, Iran. Two sowing dates (SD; fall and spring) under full irrigation were employed to replicate HS conditions, with spring SD simulating terminal HS and reflecting regional farming practices. HS reduced days to flowering (DF), anthesis (DA), and maturity (DM) by 36\u201345%, shortened the grain-filling period (GFP), and decreased grain yield (GY) by ~25%, while key flour-quality traits (e.g., Zeleny index and grain hardness) remained stable under both SDs. Considerable genotypic variability was observed in both agronomic and quality traits. 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