evolution of maize root types (IMAGE)

Penn State

evolution of maize root types

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This figure from the paper shows the evolution of root types from teosinte to modern corn over the last 10 000 years, simulated using the modeling program OpenSimRoot, which was developed by scientists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. 

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Penn State

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