Recurrent evolution of cryptic triploids in cultivated enset increases yield
Yann Dussert, James S. Borrell, Jonathan Stocks, Harriet V. Hunt, Oliver W. White, Paul Wilkin, Richard J. A. Buggs, Lucie Büchi, Sebsebe Demissew, Feleke Woldeyes, Ilia J. Leitch, Wendawek Abebe Mengesha, Richard A. Nichols
This paper identifies recurrent triploidy in cultivated enset, showing it increases yield and is selected by farmers.
PLoS Genetics · Jul 24, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology