A drought-driven model for the evolution of obligate apomixis in ferns: evidence from pellaeids (Pteridaceae).

Amanda L GruszMichael D WindhamKathryn T Picard Kathleen M Pryer Eric SchuettpelzChristopher H Haufler

Published in: American journal of botany (2021)

Our findings reinforce aspects of other evolutionary, physiological, developmental, and omics-based studies, indicating a strong association between abiotic factors and the establishment of obligate apomixis in ferns. Water limitation, in particular, appears critical to establishment of this reproductive mode.

Keyphrases

arabidopsis thaliana
climate change
genome wide
heat stress
gene expression
dna methylation
transcription factor
plant growth