Claude Becker, Richard Berthomé, P Delavault, Timothée Flutre, Hélène Fréville, et al. The ecologically relevant genetics of plant-plant interactions. Trends in Plant Science, Elsevier, 2022, ⟨10.1016/j.tplants.2022.08.014⟩. ⟨hal-03800896⟩

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Abstract

Interactions among plants have been long recognized as a major force driving plant community dynamics and crop yield. Surprisingly, our knowledge of the ecological genetics associated with variation of plant-plant interactions remains limited. In this opinion article by scientists from complementary disciplines, the international PLANTCOM network identified four timely questions to foster a better understanding of the mechanisms mediating plant assemblages. We propose that by identifying the key relationships among phenotypic traits involved in plant-plant interactions and the underlying adaptive genetic and molecular pathways, while considering environmental fluctuations at diverse spatial and time scales, we can improve predictions of genotype-by-genotype-by-environment interactions and modeling of productive and stable plant assemblages in wild habitats and crop fields.