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#heterosis — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. Heterotic groups are crucial for breeders to improve #hybrid vigor. Here, Xue et al. reveal key insights into the #genomic divergence of #maize heterotic groups in China, informing future #crop breeding efforts.
    doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13884
    @wileyplantsci
    #PlantSci #agriculture #JIPB #botany #heterosis #OpenAccess

  2. Xiong et al. demonstrate that a two-line hybrid seed production system based on PTS1 mutation-based-HGMS lines in #maize and #wheat creates a cost-efficient approach for the effective use of maize #heterosis.
    doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13768
    @wileyplantsci
    #JIPB #PlantSci #CropSci #botany

  3. This fascinating study from Gao et al. suggests a new #epigenetic explanation of #heterosis in #Arabidopsis #hybrids--providing new insights into #crop breeding and yield increase.
    doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13620
    @wileyplantsci
    #JIPB #PlantSci #CropSci #H3K27me3 #OpenAccess #PlantScience #botany

  4. What happens to the fitness of descendants after immigrants arrive into a population in nature? Dickel et al. show surprising patterns of strong positive heterosis and then epistatic breakdown in a song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) population. Read now ahead of print!
    journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1

    #fitness #heterosis #sparrow #immigrants #epistaticBreakdown

  5. Zhang et al. report that #heterosis in #root #microbiota inhibits growth of soil-borne #fungal #pathogens in hybrid #rice, highlighting the potential for microbiota heterosis in #CropBreeding
    doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13416
    @wileyplantsci
    #JIPB #PlantScience

  6. 🌱Welcome to a new year of remarkable #PlantScience research with us here at #JIPB!
    🌿We're kicking things off with a fascinating paper on #heterosis in #root #microbiota and its role in resisting fungal pathogens!⚔️🛡️🧬
    🌳 #plantbiology doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13416