Harnessing apomictic reproduction in grasses: what we have learned from Paspalum

JPA Ortiz, CL Quarin, SC Pessino, C Acuna… - Annals of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Apomixis is an alternative route of plant reproduction that produces individuals
genetically identical to the mother plant through seeds. Apomixis is desirable in agriculture …

Apomixis in systematics, evolution and phylogenetics of angiosperms: current developments and prospects

E Hörandl, D Hojsgaard, A Caperta… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Apomixis, the reproduction via asexually formed seed, is taxonomically scattered in
angiosperms. Here we review the major developmental pathways to apomixis and the …

Phylogenetic studies favour the unification of Pennisetum, Cenchrus and Odontelytrum (Poaceae): a combined nuclear, plastid and morphological analysis, and nomenclatural …

MA Chemisquy, LM Giussani, MA Scataglini… - Annals of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Backgrounds and Aims Twenty-five genera having sterile inflorescence branches
were recognized as the bristle clade within the x= 9 Paniceae (Panicoideae). Within the …

A phylogenetic analysis of the genus Paspalum (Poaceae) based on cpDNA and morphology

GH Rua, PR Speranza, M Vaio, M Arakaki - Plant Systematics and …, 2010 - Springer
With about 350 species, Paspalum is one of the richest genera within the Poaceae. Its
species inhabit ecologically diverse areas along the Americas and they are largely …

Genetic variation in polyploid forage grass: Assessing the molecular genetic variability in the Paspalumgenus

FW Cidade, BBZ Vigna, FHD De Souza, JFM Valls… - BMC genetics, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Paspalum (Poaceae) is an important genus of the tribe Paniceae,
which includes several species of economic importance for foraging, turf and ornamental …

Phylogeny of New World Paspalum (Poaceae, Panicoideae, Paspaleae) based on plastid and nuclear markers

MA Scataglini, FO Zuloaga, LM Giussani… - Plant Systematics and …, 2014 - Springer
Phylogenetic analyses of 131 terminals of Paspalum and related genera, based on both
plastid and nuclear markers, were performed under maximum parsimony and Bayesian …

A preliminary molecular phylogeny of Pennisetum and Cenchrus (Poaceae‐Paniceae) based on the trnL‐F, rpl16 chloroplast markers

S Donadío, LM Giussani, EA Kellogg, FO Zuolaga… - Taxon, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Pennisetum (80–140 species) and Cenchrus (16–22 species) are closely
related genera of Paniceae, both distributed in tropical and sub‐tropical regions. The …

Phylogenetic relationships of Echinolaena and Ichnanthus within Panicoideae (Poaceae) reveal two new genera of tropical grasses

C Silva, C Snak, AS Schnadelbach… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2015 - Elsevier
Echinolaena and Ichnanthus are two tropical grass genera distributed mostly in the
Americas, characterized by the presence of rachilla appendages in the shape of convex …

Alternative Evolutionary Pathways in Paspalum Involving Allotetraploidy, Sexuality, and Varied Mating Systems

M Schedler, AV Reutemann, DH Hojsgaard, AL Zilli… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The genetic systems of Paspalum species have not been extensively studied. We analyzed
the ploidy, reproductive mode, mating system, and fertility of four Paspalum species …

Effects of the diploidisation process upon the 5S and 35S rDNA sequences in the allopolyploid species of the Dilatata group of Paspalum (Poaceae, Paniceae)

M Vaio, C Mazzella, M Guerra… - Australian Journal of …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
The Dilatata group of Paspalum includes species and biotypes native to temperate South
America. Among them, five sexual allotetraploids (x= 10) share the same IIJJ genome …