Open AccessCytotaxonomy of Aegilops fragilis, a race from southern Italy
Author(s) -
PIG DOMENICO,
GALASSO INCORONATA,
HAMMER KARL,
PERRINO PIETRO
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1992.tb00218.x
Subject(s) - biology , cytotaxonomy , germplasm , race (biology) , botany , genetic resources , chromosome number , chromosome , ploidy , aegilops , karyotype , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , gene
Intensive collection of germplasm in southern Italy revealed living material of Aegilops fragilis Pari. Preliminary results of biosystematic studies, mainly morphological examination and chromosome banding, on four races of Ae. ventricosa Tausch, indicated that the material investigated should belong to that species. The geographically isolated material from South Italy can be considered as a useful genetic resource for wheat breeding.