This article provides an overview of the origin, genetic diversity and methods and trends in
breeding of selected ornamental geophytes (Lilium, Tulipa, Narcissus and Hippeastrum) …

Hybridization is a frequent and important force in plant evolution. Next-generation
sequencing (NGS) methods offer new possibilities for clade resolution and ambitious …

Hippeastrum hybridum is an important bulbous flower plant in world floriculture, which are
propagated conventionally by the technique known as double or twin scales to obtain plants …

East African highland bananas (EAHBs) are staple food crop in Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi,
and other countries in the African Great Lakes region. Even though several morphologically …

Cactaceae are American members of arid and semi-arid regions and are also present in
tropical forests and temperate climates. The taxonomy is complex owing to large …

European wild carnations (Dianthus) are represented by a high number of taxa organized in
unresolved taxonomies. In particular, taxa belonging to the Dianthus virgineus L. complex in …

Echeveria is a polyploid genus with a wide diversity of species and morphologies. The
number of species registered for Echeveria is approximately 170; many of them are native to …

Cardamine occulta, recently reported also as 'Asian C. flexuosa', is originally a native East
Asian weed of paddy fields and other open habitats. It has been recorded throughout the …

Genome size variation accompanies the diversification and evolution of many plant species.
Relationships between DNA amount and phenotypic and cytological characteristics form the …

The Viola epipsila-V. palustris complex is a highly taxonomically complicated group of
species in its entire circumboreal range of distribution. Habitat loss, forest flooding, and …