Colchicine induced polyploids have notdirectly contributed for crop improvementin the past.
On the other hand, theso-called natural polyploids, derived fromthe functioning of …

Main conclusion This article provides an up-to-date review concerning from basic issues of
polyploidy to aspects regarding the relevance and role of both natural and artificial …

Polyploidisation is an important process in the evolution of many plant species. An
additional set of chromosomes can be derived from intraspecific genome duplication …

Polyploidy is an intriguing phenomenon in plants that has provided an important pathway for
evolution and speciation. Although the first polyploid was discovered over a century ago, the …

Polyploidy as a dramatic mutational event in the process of evolution has wide implications
in nature and for the generation of new and improved crops. The three day Conference on …

summary The production of 2n gametes in plants, ie gametes with a somatic chromosome
number, is considered to be the dominant process involved in the origin of polyploid plants …

Agricultural selection of desirable traits in domesticated plant and animal species mimics
natural evolutionary selection for ability of species to survive, thrive, and reproduce in the …

Hybridization and polyploidy have been considered as significant evolutionary forces in
adaptation and speciation, especially among plants. Interspecific gene flow generates novel …

Plant breeders are eternal optimists, always searching for and expecting significant
breakthroughs in plateaus of yield, quality, or adaptation. These breakthroughs have been …

Abstract Sixteen Oriental and 12 Asiatic cultivars were crossed in 158 different
combinations. A total of 708 F 1 hybrids were obtained from 86 of the different combinations …