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Polyploidy and growth-defense tradeoffs in natural populations of western quaking Aspen.
Journal of chemical ecology - 1 Apr 2022
DeRose R Justin, Gardner Richard S, Lindroth Richard L, Mock Karen E
Abstract excerpt
Polyploidy, the expression of more than two sets of chromosomes, is common in plants, and is thought to influence plant trait expression and drive plant species evolution. The degree to which polyploidy influences interactions among physiological processes such as growth and defense in natural populations through its effect on phenotypic variability is poorly understood. We link broad plant genotypic features...
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