Broad environmental adaptation is associated with root anatomical phenotypes in maize landraces: an in silico study.

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Root phenotypes contribute to environmental adaptation. We hypothesized that root phenotypes of maize (Zea mays L. ssp. mays) landraces reflect their adaptation to edaphic limitations in their native soil environments, and that some root phenotypes may confer broad edaphic adaptation. METHODS: We phenotyped the roots of maize landraces and used the functional-structural plant/soil model...

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