Increasing plant group productivity through latent genetic variation for cooperation

Samuel E. Wuest; Nuno D. Pires; Shan Luo; Francois Vasseur; Julie Messier; Ueli Grossniklaus; Pascal A. Niklaus

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001842

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Methods and Resources report novel methods, substantial improvements to current methodologies, or informational datasets.

See Journal Information »

Increasing plant group productivity through latent genetic variation for cooperation

Samuel E. Wuest ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: samuel.wuest@agroscope.admin.ch

Affiliations Department of Plant and Microbial Biology & Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies & Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Group Breeding Research, Division Plant Breeding, Agroscope, Wädenswil, Switzerland

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3982-0770

⨯
Nuno D. Pires,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Plant and Microbial Biology & Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7113-3519

⨯
Shan Luo,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5408-847X

⨯
Francois Vasseur,

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0575-6216

⨯
Julie Messier,

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1637-6793

⨯
Ueli Grossniklaus,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Plant and Microbial Biology & Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0522-8974

⨯
Pascal A. Niklaus

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies & Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2360-1357

⨯

Increasing plant group productivity through latent genetic variation for cooperation

Samuel E. Wuest,
Nuno D. Pires,
Shan Luo,
Francois Vasseur,
Julie Messier,
Ueli Grossniklaus,
Pascal A. Niklaus

Published: November 29, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001842

Reader Comments

Post a new comment on this article

Reduced root competition in dwarfing fruit trees

Posted by andrewsp on 01 Dec 2022 at 05:48 GMT

This is a fascinating study and reminds of me of the long-term practice of growing fruit trees (especially apples and pears) on dwarfing rootstocks. These dual genetic systems (rootstock and scion) result in reduced root growth and increased crop yields both on a per hectare basis, because of higher planting densities, and on a per unit tree size basis, based on trunk cross-sectional area measured above the graft union. Could similar genetics be present in these dual genetic systems in fruit trees as you see in Arabidopsis?

Preston Andrews, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Washington State University

No competing interests declared.

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Variant genotypes
Is the Subject Area "Variant genotypes" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Genome-wide association studies
Is the Subject Area "Genome-wide association studies" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Single nucleotide polymorphisms
Is the Subject Area "Single nucleotide polymorphisms" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Arabidopsis thaliana
Is the Subject Area "Arabidopsis thaliana" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Genetic polymorphism
Is the Subject Area "Genetic polymorphism" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Crops
Is the Subject Area "Crops" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Plant genetics
Is the Subject Area "Plant genetics" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Leaves
Is the Subject Area "Leaves" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.

Increasing plant group productivity through latent genetic variation for cooperation

Increasing plant group productivity through latent genetic variation for cooperation

Reader Comments

Post Your Discussion Comment

Why should this posting be reviewed?

Thank You!

Reduced root competition in dwarfing fruit trees

Posted by andrewsp on 01 Dec 2022 at 05:48 GMT