Flax latitudinal adaptation at LuTFL1 altered architecture and promoted fiber production.
R. Gutaker, M. Zaidem, Y.-B. Fu, A. Diederichsen, O. Smith, R. Ware, R. G. Allaby
The paper shows that LuTFL1 alleles from northern wild flax populations were selected in cultivated flax, altering plant architecture and promoting fiber production through effects on flowering time and morphology.
bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2018Evolutionary Biology