Retrotransposon-based genetic variation of Poa annua populations from contrasting climate conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poa annua L. is an example of a plant characterized by abundant, worldwide distribution from polar to equatorial regions. Due to its high plasticity and extraordinary expansiveness, P. annua is considered an invasive species capable of occupying and surviving in a wide range of habitats including pioneer zones, areas intensively transformed by human activities, remote subarctic meadows and even the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Methods

In the present study, we evaluated the utility of inter-primer binding site (iPBS) markers for assessing the genetic variation of P. annua populations representing contrasting environments from the worldwide range of this species. The electrophoretic patterns of polymerase chain reaction products obtained for each

SUBMITTER: Androsiuk P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6525586 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature