Accelerating Silphium Domestication: An Opportunity to Develop New Crop Ideotypes and Breeding Strategies Informed by Multiple Disciplines

DL Van Tassel, KA Albrecht, JD Bever, AA Boe… - Crop …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Silphium perfoliatum L.(cup plant, silphie) and S. integrifolium Michx.(rosinweed, silflower)
are in the same subfamily and tribe as sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Silphium …

Genetic distance and the relationship with heterosis and reproductive behavior in tetraploid bahiagrass hybrids

F Marcón, EJ Martínez, GR Rodríguez, AL Zilli… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flüggé) is one of the main components of the South
American grasslands, and it is cultivated for forage and turf around the world. At present …

Widening the gene pool of sexual tetraploid bahiagrass: generation and reproductive characterization of a sexual synthetic tetraploid population

AL Zilli, CA Acuña, RR Schulz, EA Brugnoli… - Crop …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The improvement of bahiagrass, Paspalum notatum Flüggé, has been inhibited by reduced
levels of genetic diversity in sexual tetraploid germplasm. A few experimental sexual …

Polyploids and geographic divergence blur species delimitation in the Paspalum stellatum complex (Poaceae: Paspaleae)

MG Bonasora, A López Méndez… - Botanical Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Paspalum stellatum comprises a diploid and several polyploid cytotypes. The widely
distributed cytotype 2 n= 32 is an amphidiploid, an outcome of hybridization between diploid …

Chromosome doubling in Paspalum notatum var. saure (cultivar Pensacola)

RL Weiler, KC Krycki, D Guerra, C Simioni… - Crop Breeding and …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Paspalum notatum is one of the most important native grassland species of southern Brazil,
and the main forage source for livestock. The native ecotypes are tetraploid and have …

Diversity in Diploid, Tetraploid, and Mixed Diploid–Tetraploid Populations of Paspalum simplex

EA Brugnoli, MH Urbani, CL Quarin, EJ Martínez… - Crop …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The tetraploid cytotype of Paspalum simplex Morong has a wide geographical distribution
and reproduces by apomixis while the diploid grows in a restricted area in northern …

Tissue culture and high-efficiency transformation in an apomictic initial variety of Paspalum notatum Flüggé

R Narancio, D Isenegger, R Reyno… - In Vitro Cellular & …, 2024 - Springer
Paspalum notatum Flüggé is a subtropical grass native from the Americas and one of the
main components of the subtropical South American grasslands. Although P. notatum …

Diversity in Apomictic Populations of Paspalum simplex Morong

EA Brugnoli, MH Urbani, CL Quarin, AL Zilli… - Crop …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Paspalum is considered a genetic model for studying the sources of genotypic variability
and breeding techniques in apomictic plants. Paspalum simplex is a warm‐season forage …

Spatial analysis of genetic diversity in a comprehensive collection of the native grass Bromus auleticus Trinius (ex Nees) in Uruguay

F Condón, M Jaurena, R Reyno… - Grass and Forage …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Bromus auleticus Trinius (ex Nees) is a perennial allogamous C3 grass native to
the Campos grasslands. It has potential to play a key role in restoration of both abandoned …

Characterization of Paspalum genotypes for turfgrass cultivars development

FP Matta, AP Fávero, BBZ Vigna, MM Cavallari… - Crop …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The characterization of genetic resources is essential to carry out a breeding program. This
study aimed to characterize Paspalum genotypes with potential use as soil surface covering …