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Studies in festuca IV. A phyletic study of festuca pratensis var. apennina (De Not.) Hack., hybridization with synthetic tetraploid F. pratensis Huds.

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The phyletic relationship of the natural tetraploid F. pratensis var. apennina to the diploid F. pratensis was studied through the hybridization of the former with a synthetic tetraploid form of the latter. Their genetic affinity is discussed in terms of crossability and the viability, fertility and stability of the hybrids, and is deemed to be close. It is concluded that var. apennina is probably allo-rather than auto-tetraploid in origin, incorporating two closely related genomes one of which at least is in effect that of F. pratensis.

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Lewis, E.J. Studies in festuca IV. A phyletic study of festuca pratensis var. apennina (De Not.) Hack., hybridization with synthetic tetraploid F. pratensis Huds.. Genetica 47, 59–64 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122440

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