A domestic plant differs from its wild relative along multiple axes of within-plant trait variability and diversity
M. L. Robinson, A. L. Schilmiller, W. C. Wetzel
This study finds that domestication and crop improvement in alfalfa increased within-plant trait variability for multiple traits, including chemical diversity and trichomes, while reducing variability in phytochemical composition.
bioRxiv · Nov 14, 2020Evolutionary Biology