Genome size and the nucleolar number as estimators of ploidy level in Dactylis glomerata in the Slovenian Alps

We studied five natural populations of Dactylis glomerata L. (Poaceae) growing at different altitudes in the south-eastern fringe of the Alps in northern Slovenia to determine the subspecies. The stomatal length, the pollen diameter and chromosome counts were consistent with the tetraploid taxon D....

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Published in:Plant systematics and evolution 2002-01, Vol.234 (1/4), p.1-13
Main Authors: Vilhar, B., Vidic, T., Jogan, N., Dermastia, M.
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Cell nucleolus
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Diploidy
DNA
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Genome size
Ploidies
Pollen
Tetraploidy
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