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Apomixis and hybridity inHypericum perforatum

  • Apomixis and Taxonomy Proceedings of the Symposium held in Pruhonice, Czech Republic 1995; edited by A.J. Richards, J. Kirschner, J. Stepanek & K. Marhold
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A review is presented of breeding peculiarities inHypericum perforatum L. and their consequences. This species is a tetraploid hybrid (2n=4x=32) which is assumed to be allopolyploid. It is a facultative apomict with apospory and pseudogamy. Original results of chromosome number variation amongstH. perforatum regenerants are presented, and their seed offspring were studied. The results suggest that genetic diversity occurs in this taxon resulting in great phenotypic variation. Various records of natural and artificial hybridization, as published by several authors, are discussed.

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    Pavol Mártonfi, Renáta Brutovská, Eva Ĉellárová & Miroslav Repĉák

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Mártonfi, P., Brutovská, R., Ĉellárová, E. et al. Apomixis and hybridity inHypericum perforatum . Folia Geobot 31, 389–396 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02815383

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