Molecular Study of Selected Taxonomically Critical Taxa of the Genus L. from the Broader Alpine-Dinaric Area.

Some wild, morphologically diverse taxa of the genus in the broad Alpine-Dinaric area have never been explored molecularly, and/or have ambiguous systematic status. The main aims of our research were to perform a molecular study of critical taxa from that area (especially a narrow endemic accepted species , for which we also analysed genome size) and to explore the contribution of eight microsatellites and highly variable chloroplast DNA (, ) markers to the understanding of the taxa taxonomy and phylogeny. Both the microsatellite-based UPGMA and plastid markers-based maximum likelihood analysis discriminated three main clusters in the set of 32 analysed samples, which correspond well to the lower taxonomic categories of the genus, and support separate status of ambiguous regional taxa (e.

Proposal of a New Hybrid Breeding Method Based on Genotyping, Inter-Pollination, Phenotyping and Paternity Testing of Selected Elite F Hybrids.

Testing inbred lines for their combining ability is, due to high numbers of line to line testing needed for determination of hybrid performance, the most limiting factor in the F hybrid breeding procedure. We propose a novel method of F hybrid breeding that enables evaluation of large number of line to line crosses for their hybrid performance. Inbred lines (preferably doubled haploid - DH) are produced from heterozygous populations, genotyped and maintained.

The Repetitive DNA Composition in the Natural Pesticide Producer : Interindividual Variation of Subtelomeric Tandem Repeats.

Dalmatian pyrethrum ( (Trevir.) Sch. Bip.

Implementing an EU opt-in mechanism for GM crop cultivation.

A proposal for implementing an opt‐in mechanism that would allow individual member states of the EU to cultivate genetically modified crops on their territory. [Image: see text]