Elevated mutation and selection in wild emmer wheat in response to 28 years of global warming [Evolution]

Global warming has been documented to threaten wild plants with strong selection pressures, but how plant populations respond genetically to the threats remains poorly understood. We characterized the genetic responses of 10 wild emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccoides Koern.; WEW) populations in Israel, sampling them in 1980 and again in 2008,...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - September 30, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Yong-Bi Fu, Gregory W. Peterson, Carolee Horbach, David J. Konkin, Avigdor Beiles, Eviatar Nevo Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research