GRASS.PLOIDY.2015.LOLIUM.RIOS

 
Evaluation location: Florida, United States
Study was conducted to estimate ploidy level and determine DNA content of Lolium multiflorum. The average 2C DNA content was 6.13 - 0.36 pg for diploids and 12.30 - 0.83 pg for tetraploids. Five seeds per accession were used to determine ploidy using flow cytometry. Diploid and tetraploid annual ryegrass showed significant differences for morphological and agronomic traits.
Trait(s) evaluated
Citation(s)
  • Rios, E. F., K. E. Kenworthy, & P. R. Munoz. 2015. Association of Phenotypic Traits with Ploidy and Genome Size in Annual Ryegrass. Crop Sci. (Madison) 55:2078-2090.