ArticleThe New phytologist2025
In silico analysis of the evolution of root phenotypes during maize domestication in Neolithic soils of Tehuacán.
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- Multi-isotope analysis of mammal bones provides environmental context for the adoption of agriculture in the Tehuacan Valley of Mexico.Science advances · 2026Article
- Unearthing the invisible: simulating maize root domestication through deep time.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- The root cortex of the Poaceae: a diverse, dynamic, and dispensable tissue.Plant and soil · 2025Review
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Roots are essential for plant adaptation to changing environments, yet the role of roots in crop domestication remains unclear. This study examined the evolution of root phenotypes from teosinte to maize, a transition resulting in reduced nodal root number (NRN), multiseriate cortical sclerenchyma (MCS), and increased seminal root number (SRN). We reconstructed the root phenotypes of maize and teosinte, as well as the environments of the Tehuacán Valley over the last 18 000 yr using a combination of ancient DNA, paleobotany, and functional-structural modeling. Our models reveal that increasing Holocene atmospheric CO
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