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Limited evolutionary divergence of seedlings after the domestication of plant species.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 Jan 2015
Milla R, Morente-López J
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The most vulnerable stage in the life of plants is the seedling. The transition from wild to agricultural land that plants experienced during and after domestication implied a noticeable change in the seedlings' environment. Building on current knowledge of seedling ecology, and on previous studies of cassava, we hypothesise that cultivation should have promoted epigeal germination of seedlings, and more exposed...
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