Zappacosta D1, M Meier1, A Carrera1, G Pacheco2, S Cardone3, JP Selva1, V Echenique1
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.80, pp. 211-220, 2011, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2011.80.211
Abstract Weeping lovegrass is well adapted for forage production and useful for soil conservation in semiarid regions, constituting a morphologically diverse group. Diploid genotypes are unfrequent and reproduce sexually, whereas the tetraploids and plants of higher ploidy levels reproduce by apomixis. In the present work RAPD, AFLP and EST-SSR were used in order to assess the reproductive mode through progeny tests, to determine intracultivar homogeneity or seed purity, to establish genetic relationships among the cultivars within the complex and to characterize the new materials obtained by our group. Eight commercial cultivars and three new plant materials… More >