Hidden variation in polyploid wheat drives local adaptation
Laura‐Jayne Gardiner, Ryan Joynson, Jimmy Omony, Rachel Rusholme‐Pilcher, Lisa A Olohan, Daniel Lang, Caihong Bai, Malcolm John Hawkesford, David E. Salt, M. Spannagl, Klaus Mayer, John G. Kenny, Michael Webster Bevan, Neil Hall, Anthony J W Hall
The paper identifies hidden genetic and epigenetic variation in polyploid wheat that contributes to local adaptation and suggests using methylation and transposon diversity for breeding.
Genome Research · Sep 1, 2018Peer-reviewedGenomics