Plant-pollinator interactions in tropical lowland rain forests (TLRF) offer unique opportunities
to address several problems of current evolutionary and ecological interest. First …

The study of hybrids and their evolutionary significance is often based on a number of tacit
assumptions regarding character expression in hybrids. This article examines …

Given the explosive development of new molecular marker techniques over the last decade,
newcomers and experts alike in the field of DNA fingerprinting will find an easy-to-follow …

This exciting new book describes the use of DNA fingerprinting and its application in a wide
area of plant and fungal research. It presents a thorough theoretical introduction to DNA …

Publisher Summary Genetic markers are held for a detailed investigation of complex
questions in quantitative biology. The advent of DNA markers, greatly expanding the number …

The exploitation of DNA polymorphisms by an ever-increasing number of molecular marker
technologies has begun to have an impact on plant genome research and breeding …

In less than a decade, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has evolved into the common
denominator of molecular biology for nucleic acid research. The most important impact of …

Publisher Summary Descriptive names given to landraces or cultivated varieties illustrate
the practical necessity for farmers to identify sources of seed of proved performance. In many …

Plant diversity sustains all animal life, and the genetic diversity within plants underpins
global food security. This text provides a practical and theoretical introduction to the …

When de Candolle (1882) initiated the study of crop evolution, his major concern was to
identify the geographic origin, ie, the domestication center, of individual crops. In his opinion …