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Phenotypic traits of Phragmites australis clones

Posted on August 7th, 2012 by annbot

Phragmites australis is a wetland grass with high genetic variability, augmented by its cosmopolitan distribution, clonal growth form and large variation in chromosome numbers. Different ploidy levels and ecotypes differ in morphology and ecophysiological traits, and may possess different levels of phenotypic variation. The aim of this study was to quantify the natural variation in ecophysiological characteristics of P. australis, and to explore whether differences in ecophysiological traits can be related to ploidy levels or to the geographic origin of the clones.

Phenotypic traits of Phragmites australis clones are not related to ploidy level and distribution range. AoB PLANTS (2012) doi: 10.1093/aobpla/pls017

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