Duckweed roots are dispensable and are on a trajectory toward vestigiality
(2022)
Preprint / Working Paper
Ware, A., Jones, D. H., Flis, P., Smith, K., Kümpers, B., Yant, L., Atkinson, J. A., Wells, D. M., & Bishopp, A. (2022). Duckweed roots are dispensable and are on a trajectory toward vestigiality
Duckweeds are morphologically simplified, free floating aquatic monocots comprising both rooted and rootless genera. This has led to the idea that roots in these species may be vestigial, but empirical evidence supporting this is lacking. Here we sho... Read More about Duckweed roots are dispensable and are on a trajectory toward vestigiality.