Growth and fecundity of colonizing hybrid Raphanus populations are environmentally dependent.
Kruti ShuklaAndrew E LaursenJessica BenavidesNeda EjbariLesley G CampbellPublished in: American journal of botany (2021)
Dry environments are less likely than other evolutionary environments to contribute colonists. However, relatively wet locations support the evolution of relatively fecund plants, especially crop-wild hybrid populations. Thus, our results provide a strong mechanistic explanation for variation in the relative success of crop-wild hybrids among study locations and a new standard for studies that assess the risk of crop-wild hybridization events.