Identity and provenance of neighbors, genotype-specific traits and abiotic stress affect intraspecific interactions in the annual legume Medicago truncatula
S. Tomiolo, C. Damgaard, S. Zhang, S. Kelly, K. Tao, J. Ronfort, L. Gay, J.-M. Prosperi, S. Radutoiu, B. K. Ehlers
The paper investigates how genotype-specific traits, abiotic stress, and neighbor identity influence intraspecific interactions in Medicago truncatula, finding that non-kin neighbors promote growth more than kin under low stress.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2020 · PreprintPlant Biology