Mapping water management traits related to panic grass variants

Monday, October 27, 2014 - 09:00 in Biology & Nature

Researchers statistically mapped regions of the panic grass genome linked to morphological traits such as thriving under scarce (xeric) or moderate (mesic) water availability. The information lends insights into how ecotypes are formed as evolving populations of a species adapt to a particular environment.

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