Breeding for growth has resulted in increased tolerance to drought at the cost of genetic diversity in Scots pine.
F. G. Munoz, h. Hayatgheibi, J. Niemi, L. Ostlund, M. R. Garcia-Gil
The paper finds that breeding Scots pine for growth increased drought tolerance but reduced genetic diversity, with breeding-origin families showing less phenotypic variance in canopy traits.
bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2023 · PreprintPhysiology