Transcriptomics of developing wild sunflower seeds from the extreme ends of a latitudinal gradient differing in seed oil composition

Abstract Seed oil composition, an important agronomic trait in cultivated sunflower, varies latitudinally across the native range of its wild progenitor. This pattern is thought to be driven by selection for a higher proportion of saturated fatty acids in southern populations compared with northern...

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Main Authors: Max H. Barnhart, Edward V. McAssey, Emily L. Dittmar, John M. Burke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-07-01
Series:Plant Direct
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.423