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Editorial
. 2024 Apr 10;133(3):i-ii.
doi: 10.1093/aob/mcae008.

Through the ages: a commentary on 'Diversification of quantitative morphological traits in wheat'

Alexandra J Burgess  1
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Editorial

Through the ages: a commentary on 'Diversification of quantitative morphological traits in wheat'

Alexandra J Burgess. Ann Bot. .

Abstract

This article comments on:

Yixiang Shan and Colin P. Osborne, Diversification of quantitative morphological traits in wheat, Annals of Botany, Volume 133, Issue 3, 1 March 2024, Pages 413–426 https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad202

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Fig. 1.
Overview of morphological changes incurred during the evolution of wheat (Triticum spp.). (A) Phylogeny of wheat species and their corresponding genome structure. (B) Traits that have increased or decreased in relation to the four stages of wheat evolution: polyploidy, domestication, landrace improvement and modern breeding associated with the Green Revolution.
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