Deprivation of Sexual Reproduction during Garlic Domestication and Crop Evolution.

ABSTRACT: Garlic, originating in the mountains of Central Asia, has undergone domestication and subsequent widespread introduction to diverse regions. Human selection for adaptation to various climates has resulted in the development of numerous garlic varieties, each characterized by specific morphological and physiological traits. However, this process has led to a loss of fertility and seed production in garlic crops. In this study, we conducted morpho-physiological and transcriptome analyses, along with whole-genome resequencing of 41 garlic accessions from different regions, in order to assess the variations in reproductive traits among garlic populations. Our findings indicate that the evolution of garlic crops was associated with mutations in genes related to vernalization and the circadian c

SUBMITTER: Shemesh-Mayer E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10706073 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature