Abstract Background and Aims The amount of DNA in an unreplicated gametic chromosome
complement is known as the C-value and is a key biodiversity character of fundamental …

Perennial grain crops could make a valuable addition to sustainable agriculture, potentially
even as an alternative to their annual counterparts. The ability of perennials to grow year …

Advanced resources for genome‐assisted research in barley (H ordeum vulgare) including
a whole‐genome shotgun assembly and an integrated physical map have recently become …

Background In studies looking at individual polyploid species, the most common patterns of
genomic change are that either genome size in the polyploid is additive (ie the sum of …

Flow cytometry, a method of rapidly characterizing optical properties of cells and cell
components within individuals, populations, and communities, is advancing research in …

Crocus sativus, the saffron crocus, is the source of saffron, which is made from the dried
stigmas of the plant. It is a male-sterile triploid lineage that ever since its origin has been …

When I started work on poppy self-incompatibility (SI) in 1982 as a PhD student, de
Nettancourt's “Incompatibility in Angiosperms”(1977) was the classic textbook for those in …

Nuclear DNA content or genome size is an important character in evaluation of biodiversity.
The presence of different biogeographic plant groups, such as the remnants of Tertiary …

To analyze reasons for inconclusive results of earlier chloroplast phylogenies in the grass
genus Hordeum, we established a genealogy of chloroplast haplotypes by sequencing the …

Abstract Crucifers (Brassicaceae, Cruciferae) are a large family comprising some 338
genera and c. 3,700 species. The family includes important crops as well as several model …