The freshwater plant water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.) grows in warm climatic zones and is
used for phytoremediation and biomass production. P. stratiotes belongs to the Araceae, an …

The genus Festuca L.(subtribe Loliinae), which encompasses about 500 species, is one of
the largest genera of the Poeae tribe and is distributed worldwide. The taxonomy of the …

The first backcross breeding programme for the transfer of freezing-tolerance genes from
winter hardy Festuca pratensis to winter-sensitive Lolium multiflorum is described. A partly …

For studying the molecular organization of the genomic region coding for 5S rRNA in the
diploid species Rosa rugosa, several 5S rDNA repeat units were cloned and sequenced. An …

The intergenic spacer (IGS) of 5S ribosomal RNA genes (5S rDNA)(that are present in the
genome of all living organisms) is characterized by a high variability, due to which it is a …

Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) contains highly conserved, specifically organized sequences
encoding ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) separated by variable non-transcribed intergenic …

The wavy hair-grass, Avenella flexuosa (L.) Drejer (also known as Deschampsia flexuosa
(L.) Trin. or Lerchenfeldia flexuosa (L.) Schur), is a species of perennial herbaceous plant of …

Abstract Torymus sinensis Kamijo (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) is an alien parasitoid that is
used in many areas of the world for biological control the Asian chestnut gall wasp …

This chapter presents the results of cytogenetic and molecular genetic studies on tissue and
organ cultures from some Gentiana species. Cytogenetic analysis of calli from seven …

An economically important pest of Ficus carica L. is causing severe infestations in many fig
nurseries and orchards in Italy. Belonging to the genus Aclees spp.(Coleoptera …