<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2023-01-exploring-how-traits-stay-or-go-on-plants-evolutionary-journey.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero>true</homehero><unit>College of Natural Science,Kellogg Biological Station,Plant Biology</unit><pubDate>01/04/2023</pubDate><title>Exploring how traits stay or go on plant's evolutionary journey </title><description><p>An often-studied flowering plant evolved reproductive self-sufficiency, and in the process some parts of the flower are starting to disappear. Michigan State University scientists, led by plant biologist Jeffrey Conner, will use a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant better understand this trait loss.</p></description><author>Val Osowski</author><hero-image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2023/2023-01-exploring-how-traits-stay-or-go-on-plants-evolutionary-journey.banner.trait%20loss.jpg" alt="An often-studied flowering plant evolved reproductive self-sufficiency, and in the process some parts of the flower are starting to disappear. Michigan State University scientists, led by plant biologist Jeffrey Conner, will use a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant better understand this trait loss."/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2023/2023-01-exploring-how-traits-stay-or-go-on-plant’s-evolutionary-journey.jeff%20conner.jpg" alt="An often-studied flowering plant evolved reproductive self-sufficiency, and in the process some parts of the flower are starting to disappear. Michigan State University scientists, led by plant biologist Jeffrey Conner, will use a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant better understand this trait loss."/></image><tags><tag>KBS</tag><tag>adaptive evolution</tag><tag>eeb</tag><tag>plant biology</tag><tag>trait loss</tag></tags></item>