Ploidy alters root anatomy and shapes the evolution of wheat polyploids
Jagdeep Singh Sidhu, Harsimardeep Singh Gill, Samuel Walker, Harini Rangarajan, Iván López-Valdivia, Mandeep Singh, Ruairidh J. H. Sawers, Sunish K. Sehgal, Jonathan Paul Lynch
This study identifies ploidy-induced root anatomical changes in wheat that improved nutrient use efficiency and adaptation to Neolithic agroecosystems.
bioRxiv · Jul 11, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology