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Conditions in Home and Transplant Soils Have Differential Effects on the Performance of Diploid and Allotetraploid Anthericum Species
2015
Due to increased levels of heterozygosity, polyploids are expected to have a greater ability to adapt to different environments than their diploid ancestors. While this theoretical pattern has been suggested repeatedly, studies comparing adaptability to changing conditions in diploids and polyploids are rare. The aim of the study was to determine the importance of environmental conditions of origin as well as target conditions on performance of two Anthericum species, allotetraploid A. liliago and diploid A. ramosum and to explore whether the two species differ in the ability to adapt to these environmental conditions. Specifically, we performed a common garden experiment using soil from 6 …
Scientific background of ex-situ conservation and reintroduction of endemic plant species Minuartia smejkalii
2018
Ex-situ conservation and species reintroduction is a standard approach in many conservation actions. These actions should ensure that the new populations will be genetically diverse and will not suffer from loss of fitness due to inbreeding or outbreeding depression. Despite this, many projects establish new populations without previous scientific research. We present the results of a genetic analysis and hybridization experiment aimed to provide background information for ex-situ conservation and reintroduction of Minuartia smejkali, a critically endangered endemic species included in Habitats directive 92/43/EEC. M. smejkalii is restricted to serpentine rocks and occurs only on two isolat…