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

• Published in: Australian journal of botany Vol. 56; no. 5; pp. 433 - 436
• Main Authors: Franklin, Donald C, Kaneko, Shingo, Yamasaki, Nozomi, Isagi, Yuji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing 2008
• Subjects: Bambusa; Bambusa arnhemica; clones; microsatellite repeats; plant competition; plant genetics; population genetics; wild plants; Northern Territory

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...