Evidence of Allopolyploidy in Urochloa humidicola Based on Cytological Analysis and Genetic Linkage Mapping.

The African species Urochloa humidicola (Rendle) Morrone & Zuloaga (syn. Brachiaria humidicola (Rendle) Schweick.) is an important perennial forage grass found throughout the tropics. This species is polyploid, ranging from tetra to nonaploid, and apomictic, which makes genetic studies challengi...

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Main Authors: Bianca B Z Vigna, Jean C S Santos, Leticia Jungmann, Cacilda B do Valle, Marcelo Mollinari, Maria M Pastina, Maria Suely Pagliarini, Antonio A F Garcia, Anete P Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4841517?pdf=render