The effects of domestication on the scaling of below‐ vs. aboveground biomass in four selected wheat (<i>Triticum</i>; Poaceae) genotypes

Abstract

Based on a very limited sample of wheat genotypes, these results indicate that domestication has resulted in an increased biomass allocation to shoots compared to root biomass allocation. This shift possibly reflects artificial selection under agricultural conditions (for which water and nutrients are not limiting) favoring higher crop yields.