Article
Karyological features of wild and cultivated forms of myrtle (Myrtus communis, Myrtaceae).
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 9 Mar 2010
Serçe S, Ekbiç E, Suda J, Gündüz K, Kiyga Y
Abstract excerpt
Myrtle is an evergreen shrub or small tree widespread throughout the Mediterranean region. In Turkey, both cultivated and wild forms, differing in plant and fruit size and fruit composition, can be found. These differences may have resulted from the domestication of the cultivated form over a long period of time. We investigated whether wild and cultivated forms of myrtle differ in karyological features (i.e.,...
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