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Genetics and evolution of weedy Helianthus annuus populations: adaptation of an agricultural weed.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jan 2008
Kane Nolan C, Rieseberg Loren H
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Agricultural weeds are a major cost to economies throughout the world, and have evolved from numerous plant species in many different plant families. Despite their ubiquity, we do not yet know how easily or often weeds evolve from their wild ancestors or the kinds of genes underlying their evolution. Here we report on the evolution of weedy populations of the common sunflower Helianthus annuus. We analysed 106...
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