{"id":3966,"date":"2022-02-04T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hulkelab.org\/?p=3966"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:42:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:42:52","slug":"assessment-of-biogeographic-variation-in-traits-of-lewis-flax-linum-lewisii-for-use-in-restoration-and-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hulkelab.org\/2022\/02\/04\/assessment-of-biogeographic-variation-in-traits-of-lewis-flax-linum-lewisii-for-use-in-restoration-and-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Assessment of biogeographic variation in traits of Lewis flax (<\/strong><em>Linum lewisii<\/em><strong>) for use in restoration and agriculture<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Authors: <\/strong>Peter Innes, Andr\u00e9 Gossweiler, Scott Jensen, Derek Tilley, Loren St. John, Thomas Jones, Stanley Kitchen, Brent S. Hulke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> February 4, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract: <\/strong>Lewis flax (<em>Linum lewisii<\/em>) is widely distributed across western North America and is currently used in native ecosystem restoration. There is also growing interest in&nbsp;<em>de novo<\/em>&nbsp;domestication of Lewis flax as a perennial oilseed crop. To better understand this species and facilitate both restoration and domestication, we used common gardens to assess biogeographical variation in a variety of seed and growth traits from 37 flax accessions, consisting of 35 wild populations from the Intermountain West region, the pre-variety germplasm Maple Grove (<em>L. lewisii<\/em>) and the cultivar \u2018Appar\u2019 (<em>L. perenne<\/em>) and related this variation to collection site geography and climate. Results from linear mixed models suggest there is extensive phenotypic variation among populations of Lewis flax within the Intermountain West. Using a multivariate approach, we identify a key suite of traits that are related to latitude and climate and may facilitate adaptation, including flowering indeterminacy, seed mass and stem number. These traits should be taken into account when considering the release of new germplasm for restoration efforts. We also find that Lewis flax seed contains desirably high amounts of alpha-linolenic acid and is otherwise mostly indistinguishable in fatty acid composition from oil-type varieties of domesticated flax (<em>L. usitatissimum<\/em>), making it a strong candidate for domestication. This study provides fundamental knowledge for future research into the ecology and evolution of Lewis flax, which will inform its use in both restoration and agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/aobpla\/plac005\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/aobpla\/plac005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/em><\/strong> to view the article. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authors: Peter Innes, Andr\u00e9 Gossweiler, Scott Jensen, Derek Tilley, Loren St. John, Thomas Jones, Stanley Kitchen, Brent S. Hulke Publication Date: February 4, 2022 Abstract: Lewis flax (Linum lewisii) is widely distributed across western North America and is currently used in native ecosystem restoration. There is also growing interest in&nbsp;de novo&nbsp;domestication of Lewis flax as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pub","category-perennial-flax"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Madyson Sears","author_link":"https:\/\/hulkelab.org\/author\/mady-sears\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Authors: Peter Innes, Andr\u00e9 Gossweiler, Scott Jensen, Derek Tilley, Loren St. John, Thomas Jones, Stanley Kitchen, Brent S. 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