Seed shape and size of <i>Silene latifolia</i>, differences between sexes, and influence of the parental genome in hybrids with <i>Silene dioica</i>.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Plants undergo various natural changes that dramatically modify their genomes. One is polyploidization and the second is hybridization. Both are regarded as key factors in plant evolution and result in phenotypic differences in different plant organs. In Silene, we can find both examples in nature, and this genus has a seed shape diversity that has long been recognized as a valuable source of information for infrageneric classification.

Methods

Morphometric analysis is a statistical study of shape and size and their covariations with other variables. Traditionally, seed shape description was limited to an approximate comparison with geometric figures (rounded, globular, reniform, or heart-shaped). Seed shape quantification has been based on direct measure

SUBMITTER: Hubinsky M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10961389 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature