Hybridity of mainly asexually propagating duckweeds in genus Lemna - dead end or breakthrough?
Yuri Lee, Luca Braglia, Anton Stepanenko, Jörg Fuchs, Veit Schubert, Silvia Gianı̀, Leone Ermes Romano, Giovanna Aronne, Chiara Forti, Ingo A. Schubert, Laura Morello
This study investigates sexual reproduction in duckweed hybrids, finding that only established allotetraploids can reproduce sexually, suggesting they may drive speciation.
New Phytologist · Nov 27, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology