Polyploidy is thought to be an evolutionary and systematic mechanism for gene flow and
phenotypic advancement in flowering plants. It is a natural phenomenon that promotes …

The application of polyploidy in sustainable agriculture has already brought much
appreciation among researchers. Polyploidy may occur naturally or can be induced in the …

Rubus (Rosaceae) comprises more than 500 species with additional commercially
cultivated raspberries and blackberries. The most recent (> 100 years old) global taxonomic …

During evolutionary history many grasses from the tribe Triticeae have undergone
interspecific hybridization, resulting in allopolyploidy; whereas homoploid hybrid speciation …

Rubus (Rosaceae), one of the most complicated angiosperm genera, contains about 863
species, and is notorious for its taxonomic difficulty. The most recent (1910–1914) global …

Rubus L. is a large and taxonomically complex genus, species of which exhibit apomixis,
polyploidy, and frequent hybridization. Most of Chinese Rubus are assigned in two major …

The subgenus Cerasus and its relatives include many crucial economic drupe fruits and
ornamental plants. Repetitive elements make up a large part of complex genomes, and …

Althea (Hibiscus syriacus) is a shrub prized for its winterhardiness and colorful summer
flowers. Altheas are tetraploids (2 n= 4 x= 80); however, breeders have developed …

Dogroses represent an exceptional system for studying the effects of genome doubling and
hybridization: their asymmetrical meiosis enables recombination in bi‐parentally inherited …

Hibiscus exhibits high variation in chromosome number both within and among species. The
Hibiscus mutabilis L. karyotype was analyzed in detail using fluorescence in situ …