Pod Shattering: A Homologous Series of Variation Underlying Domestication and an Avenue for Crop Improvement

Pod Shattering: A Homologous Series of Variation Underlying Domestication and an Avenue for Crop Improvement

In wild habitats, fruit dehiscence is a critical strategy for seed dispersal; however, in cultivated crops it is one of the major sources of yield loss. Therefore, indehiscence of fruits, pods, etc., was likely to be one of the first traits strongly selected in crop domestication. Even with the hist...

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Main Authors: Ezgi Ogutcen, Anamika Pandey, Mohd Kamran Khan, Edward Marques, R. Varma Penmetsa, Abdullah Kahraman, Eric J. B. von Wettberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Agronomy
Subjects:
abscission layer
artificial selection
crop domestication
dehiscence
legumes
seed dispersal
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/8/8/137

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