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Elizabeth P Lacey1, Matthew M Marshall1,2, Marc Bucciarelli1

  • 1Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, P.O. Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA.

Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
|February 26, 2022
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Maternal plant genetics influence seed traits like size and germination timing. Northern mothers produce larger seeds with delayed germination, while southern mothers produce smaller seeds with faster germination.

Keywords:
Plantago lanceolatagerminationlatitudematernal genetic effectsseedspecies conservationtransgenerational effects

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