Heterosis goes underground

J Exp Bot. 2021 Sep 30;72(18):6081-6083. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erab394.

Abstract

This article comments on:

Dafna A, Halperin I, Oren E, Isaacson T, Tzuri G, Meir A, Schaffer AA, Burger J, Tadmor Y, Buckler ES, Gur A. 2021. Underground heterosis for yield improvement in melon. Journal of Experimental Botany 72, 6205–6218.

Keywords: Breeding; cucurbit; hybrid; rootstock; yield.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Hybrid Vigor* / genetics
  • Hybridization, Genetic
  • Phenotype
  • Plant Breeding*