Escape to Ferality: The Endoferal Origin of Weedy Rice from Crop Rice through De-Domestication

Domestication is the hallmark of evolution and civilization and harnesses biodiversity through selection for specific traits. In regions where domesticated lines are grown near wild relatives, congeneric sources of aggressive weedy genotypes cause major economic losses. Thus, the origins of weedy ge...

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Main Authors: Kanapeckas, Kimberly L., Vigueira, Cynthia C., Ortiz, Aida, Gettler, Kyle A., Burgos, Nilda R., Fischer, Albert J., Lawton-Rauh, Amy L.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5035073/