The cytogenetics and evolution of forage legumes from Rio Grande do Sul: a review
The work developed by the Cytogenetics Group of the Department of Forage Plants and Agrometeorology (Departamento de Plantas Forrageiras e Agrometerologia - DPFA), Agronomy Faculty, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), are reviewed in the present study. Topics discussed include: the chro...
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doaj-ad6ec65553654c0680adda1f557d48052020-11-25T01:29:30ZengSociedade Brasileira de GenéticaGenetics and Molecular Biology1415-47571678-46852000-12-0123498999510.1590/S1415-47572000000400044The cytogenetics and evolution of forage legumes from Rio Grande do Sul: a reviewMaria Teresa Schifino-WittmannThe work developed by the Cytogenetics Group of the Department of Forage Plants and Agrometeorology (Departamento de Plantas Forrageiras e Agrometerologia - DPFA), Agronomy Faculty, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), are reviewed in the present study. Topics discussed include: the chromosome numbers and meiotic behavior of Desmodium and Vigna; the application of cytogenetic methods (e.g., polyploidy induction in Trifolium riograndense) to plant breeding; the genetic control of chromosome pairing in autopolyploids of T. riograndense; karyotypes of the Vicia sativa aggregate in Southern Brazil as an example of a founder effect leading to a reduction in karyotype but not to morphological variability; data on the karyotypes of four Lathyrus species which show that the evolution of these species has been accompanied by a decrease in chromosome size, and the results of an investigation of variability in chromosome number in a complete genus, Leucaena. The main objectives of the group for the near future are also outlined.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572000000400044 |
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Maria Teresa Schifino-Wittmann The cytogenetics and evolution of forage legumes from Rio Grande do Sul: a review Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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The cytogenetics and evolution of forage legumes from Rio Grande do Sul: a review |
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The cytogenetics and evolution of forage legumes from Rio Grande do Sul: a review |
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The cytogenetics and evolution of forage legumes from Rio Grande do Sul: a review |
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The cytogenetics and evolution of forage legumes from Rio Grande do Sul: a review |
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The cytogenetics and evolution of forage legumes from Rio Grande do Sul: a review |
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cytogenetics and evolution of forage legumes from rio grande do sul: a review |
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Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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The work developed by the Cytogenetics Group of the Department of Forage Plants and Agrometeorology (Departamento de Plantas Forrageiras e Agrometerologia - DPFA), Agronomy Faculty, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), are reviewed in the present study. Topics discussed include: the chromosome numbers and meiotic behavior of Desmodium and Vigna; the application of cytogenetic methods (e.g., polyploidy induction in Trifolium riograndense) to plant breeding; the genetic control of chromosome pairing in autopolyploids of T. riograndense; karyotypes of the Vicia sativa aggregate in Southern Brazil as an example of a founder effect leading to a reduction in karyotype but not to morphological variability; data on the karyotypes of four Lathyrus species which show that the evolution of these species has been accompanied by a decrease in chromosome size, and the results of an investigation of variability in chromosome number in a complete genus, Leucaena. The main objectives of the group for the near future are also outlined. |
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