A Revised Phylogenetic Classification for Viola (Violaceae)

T Marcussen, HE Ballard, J Danihelka, AR Flores… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The genus Viola (Violaceae) is among the 40–50 largest genera among angiosperms, yet its
taxonomy has not been revised for nearly a century. In the most recent revision, by Wilhelm …

The genetics of evolutionary radiations

Y Naciri, HP Linder - Biological Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With the realization that much of the biological diversity on Earth has been generated by
discrete evolutionary radiations, there has been a rapid increase in research into the biotic …

Genome size and ploidy influence angiosperm species' biomass under nitrogen and phosphorus limitation

MS Guignard, RA Nichols, RJ Knell… - New …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Angiosperm genome sizes (GS) range c. 2400‐fold, and as nucleic acids are amongst the
most phosphorus‐(P) and nitrogen (N)‐demanding cellular biomolecules, we test the …

The draft genome of Primula veris yields insights into the molecular basis of heterostyly

MD Nowak, G Russo, R Schlapbach, CN Huu… - Genome biology, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The flowering plant Primula veris is a common spring blooming
perennial that is widely cultivated throughout Europe. This species is an established model …

[PDF][PDF] Genome sizes and genomic guanine+ cytosine (GC) contents of the Czech vascular flora with new estimates for 1700 species

P Šmarda, O Knápek, A Březinová, L Horová, V Grulich… - Preslia, 2019 - researchgate.net
The content of DNA in the somatic, unreplicated cell nuclei (genome size) and DNA base
composition (GC content) are the basic genomic parameters that can be measured by flow …

Flow cytometry as tool in plant sciences, with emphasis on genome size and ploidy level assessment

M Bourge, SC Brown, S Siljak-Yakovlev - Genetics & Applications, 2018 - genapp.ba
Flow cytometry has become the method of choice to measure the DNA content (genome
size) in plants. Ease of sample preparation, fast acquisition, and accurate measurements …

Phenolic Compounds Content and Genetic Diversity at Population Level across the Natural Distribution Range of Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Ericaceae) in …

E Asensio, D Vitales, I Pérez, L Peralba, J Viruel… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is a medicinal plant traditionally employed for the
treatment of urinary tract infections due to high contents of arbutin (hydroquinone β-D …

Small genomes dominate in plants growing on serpentine soils in West Balkans, an exhaustive study of 8 habitats covering 308 taxa

F Pustahija, SC Brown, F Bogunić, N Bašić… - Plant and soil, 2013 - Springer
Aims Habitats on ultramafic substrate present a hostile environment for plant development.
We aimed to determine whether any particular range of genome size is favoured in such …

Cytotype diversity in the Sorbus complex (Rosaceae) in Britain: sorting out the puzzle

J Pellicer, S Clermont, L Houston, TCG Rich… - Annals of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Large-scale ploidy surveys using flow cytometry have
become an essential tool to study plant genome dynamics and to gain insight into the …

Polyploidy in the Conifer Genus Juniperus: An Unexpectedly High Rate

P Farhat, O Hidalgo, T Robert… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Recent research suggests that the frequency of polyploidy may have been underestimated
in gymnosperms. One notable example is in the conifer genus Juniperus, where there are …