Genetic and epigenetic variation in a cosmopolitan grass Poa annua from Antarctic and Polish populations

Polish Polar Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-80

  Chwedorzewska, Katarzyna J ^a   Bednarek, Piotr T ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b PLANT BREEDING AND ACCLIMATIZATION INSTITUTE NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Invasive species; MetAFLP; Poa annua

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC VARIATION; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MEADOW; METHYLATION; VASCULAR PLANT;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

POA; POA ANNUA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84859534890     PISSN: 01380338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10183-012-0004-5     Document Type: Article

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