Mitigating tradeoffs in plant breeding

Summary: Tradeoffs among plant traits help maintain relative fitness under unpredictable conditions and maximize reproductive success. However, modifying tradeoffs is a breeding challenge since many genes of minor effect are involved. The intensive crosstalk and fine-tuning between growth and defens...

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Main Authors: Sangam Lal Dwivedi, Matthew Paul Reynolds, Rodomiro Ortiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221009330