Genomics of sorghum local adaptation to a parasitic plant
E. S. Bellis, E. A. Kelly, C. M. Lorts, H. Gao, V. L. Deleo, G. Rouhan, A. Budden, G. B. Bhaskara, Z. Hu, R. Muscarella, M. P. Timko, B. Nebie, S. M. Runo, N. D. Chilcoat, T. E. Juenger, , J. Lasky
This study identifies genetic variants in sorghum associated with resistance to the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica, revealing balancing selection and tradeoffs in resistance mechanisms.
bioRxiv · Dec 5, 2019Evolutionary Biology