Historic breeding practices contribute to germplasm divergence in leaf specialized metabolism and ecophysiology in cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus).
J. Dowell, A. Bowsher, A. Jamshad, R. Shah, J. M. Burke, l. Donovan, c. mason
This study examines how historical breeding practices in sunflower affect leaf ecophysiology and specialized metabolism by analyzing 288 cultivated lines across heterotic groups.
bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2024Plant Biology