UNIVERSITE DE BOURGOGNE THÈSE Yongbo LIU - Université de ...
UNIVERSITE DE BOURGOGNE THÈSE Yongbo LIU - Université de ...
UNIVERSITE DE BOURGOGNE THÈSE Yongbo LIU - Université de ...
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ARTICLE 6<br />
The role of long-term coexistence with oilseed rape on the morphological and life-history<br />
trait variability of Raphanus raphanistrum populations<br />
<strong>Yongbo</strong> <strong>LIU</strong>, Wei WEI, KePing MA, AM CHEVRE, Henri DARMENCY<br />
Summary<br />
• Plant di vergence a nd adaptation i s c hallenged b y the oc currence of gene f low and<br />
introgression f rom r elated s pecies. A pa rticular c ase c onsists i n g ene f low f rom<br />
genetically modified (GM) crops to their wild relatives.<br />
• Wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) populations were sampled from geographically<br />
distant r egions, of w hich one ha d a l ong hi story of oi lseed r ape c ultivation. P lants<br />
were cultivated together, and their morphological, growth and reproductive traits were<br />
measured.<br />
• The morphological traits discriminated the wild radish populations from the different<br />
regions. T he popul ations w ere di fferent f or growth a nd r eproduction a mongst t hem,<br />
but the differences changed when the plants were grown in an oilseed rape field or in<br />
intra-specific competition condition.<br />
• The geographic distance cannot account for all the differences among regions. There is<br />
no direct evi<strong>de</strong>nce of introgression with oilseed rape, but this hypothesis could fit the<br />
data. The longer coexistence time one wild radish populations with oilseed rape in one<br />
region had no dramatic effect on the studied traits.<br />
Key words: introgression, life history, morphology divergence, natural selection, wild radish<br />
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