Short Communication. Some wild bamboo clumps contain more than one genet

In clumping clonal plants, the often discrete nature of clumps may be enhanced by competition among genets. We examined the genetic composition of clumps of Bambusa arnhemica F.Muell., a bamboo from northern Australia, by analysis of microsatellites. Three of ten clumps were demonstrably multiclonal...

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Published inAustralian journal of botany Vol. 56; no. 5; pp. 433 - 436
Main Authors Franklin, Donald C, Kaneko, Shingo, Yamasaki, Nozomi, Isagi, Yuji
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing 2008
Subjects
Bambusa
Bambusa arnhemica
clones
microsatellite repeats
plant competition
plant genetics
population genetics
wild plants
Northern Territory
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Summary:In clumping clonal plants, the often discrete nature of clumps may be enhanced by competition among genets. We examined the genetic composition of clumps of Bambusa arnhemica F.Muell., a bamboo from northern Australia, by analysis of microsatellites. Three of ten clumps were demonstrably multiclonal, containing a minimum of two, four and five genets, respectively. This raises intriguing questions about the development of clumps and suggests that intergenet competition may at times be overwhelmed by the benefits of coloniality in B. arnhemica.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/BT08026
ISSN:0067-1924
1444-9862
DOI:10.1071/BT08026