A phylogenetic analysis of the genus Paspalum (Poaceae) based on cpDNA and morphology

GH Rua, PR Speranza, M Vaio, M Arakaki - Plant Systematics and …, 2010 - Springer
With about 350 species, Paspalum is one of the richest genera within the Poaceae. Its
species inhabit ecologically diverse areas along the Americas and they are largely …

Genetic variation in polyploid forage grass: Assessing the molecular genetic variability in the Paspalumgenus

FW Cidade, BBZ Vigna, FHD De Souza, JFM Valls… - BMC genetics, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Paspalum (Poaceae) is an important genus of the tribe Paniceae,
which includes several species of economic importance for foraging, turf and ornamental …

Chromosome numbers and ploidy levels of Paspalum species from subtropical South America (Poaceae)

D Hojsgaard, AI Honfi, G Rua, J Davina - Genetic Resources and Crop …, 2009 - Springer
Somatic chromosome numbers of 131 accessions belonging to 55 Paspalum species from
subtropical South America have been determined. All species had x= 10 as a basic …

Nuclear DNA content in allopolyploid species and synthetic hybrids in the grass genus Paspalum

M Vaio, C Mazzella, V Porro, P Speranza… - Plant Systematics and …, 2007 - Springer
DNA content was estimated by flow cytometry in seventeen taxa from the Dilatata,
Quadrifaria and Paniculata groups of Paspalum and five synthetic hybrids. Results were …

Effects of the diploidisation process upon the 5S and 35S rDNA sequences in the allopolyploid species of the Dilatata group of Paspalum (Poaceae, Paniceae)

M Vaio, C Mazzella, M Guerra… - Australian Journal of …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
The Dilatata group of Paspalum includes species and biotypes native to temperate South
America. Among them, five sexual allotetraploids (x= 10) share the same IIJJ genome …

Evolutionary patterns in the Dilatata group (Paspalum, Poaceae)

PR Speranza - Plant Systematics and Evolution, 2009 - Springer
Paspalum dilatatum Poir. and its related species are warm-season grasses native to the
grasslands of temperate South America. The group comprises several sexual tetraploid …

Could the Dilatata group of Paspalum be bred as sexual species? A preliminary assessment

E Monteverde, M Olveyra… - Grass and Forage …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Paspalum dilatatum Poir. is a perennial apomictic and pentaploid South American grass and
a very valued forage crop. The species has been available commercially in several parts of …

Distribution of genetic and phenotypic diversity in the autogamous perennial Paspalum dilatatum subsp. flavescens Roseng., Arrill. & Izag. (Poaceae)

P Sandro, L Gutiérrez, P Speranza - Genetic Resources and Crop …, 2019 - Springer
The current increase in climate variability requires new strategies and sources of germplasm
to improve the resilience of sown pastures, among other agricultural systems. For an efficient …

Genetic diversity of chloroplast DNA in Zoysia and other warm‐season turfgrasses

S Tsuruta, F Hosaka, T Otabara… - Grassland …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Although information on chloroplast genomes has been available and used for phylogenetic
analysis in some Poaceae species, they are limited in warm‐season turfgrass species …

Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in Haageocereus (Trichocereeae, Cactaceae)

M Arakaki, DE Soltis, PS Soltis… - American Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
• Premise of the study: Microsatellites were isolated from two species of the genus
Haageocereus (H. tenuis and H. pseudomelanostele) to be applied in studies of genetic …