Article
Molecular discrimination of tall fescue morphotypes in association with Festuca relatives.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Talukder Shyamal K, Azhaguvel Perumal, Chekhovskiy Konstantin, Saha Malay C
Abstract excerpt
Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) is an important cool-season perennial grass species used as forage and turf, and in conservation plantings. There are three morphotypes in hexaploid tall fescue: Continental, Mediterranean and Rhizomatous. This study was conducted to develop morphotype-specific molecular markers to distinguish Continental and Mediterranean tall fescues, and establish their relationships...
Topics
- Chloroplasts
- DNA, Plant
- Festuca
- Genetic Variation
- Genomics
- Genotype
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Phylogeny
- Poaceae
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
