Genome size and DNA base composition of geophytes: the mirror of phenology and ecology?

• Published in: Annals of botany Vol. 109; no. 1; pp. 65 - 75
• Main Authors: Vesely, Pavel, Bures, Petr, Smarda, Petr, Pavlicek, Tomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.01.2012
• Subjects: analysis; anatomy & histology; Base Composition; DNA; DNA, Plant; DNA, Plant - analysis; DNA, Plant - genetics; drought; early development; Ecological genetics; Ecology; Ecosystem; Evolution; Evolution, Molecular; flowers; genetics; genome; Genome Size; Genome, Plant; Genomes; habitats; ornamental horticulture; Phenology; Plant ecology; Plant Stomata; Plant Stomata - anatomy & histology; Plants; Plants - anatomy & histology; Plants - genetics; RESEARCH IN CONTEXT; seasonal development; Seasons; Seeds; Seeds - anatomy & histology; shoots; Species; stomata; water stress; GC content; ecology; geophytes; phenology; seed mass; stomatal length; Life-form; genome size evolution

• Background and Aims Genome size is known to affect various plant traits such as stomatal size, seed mass, and flower or shoot phenology. However, these associations are not well understood for species with very large genomes, which are laregly represented by geophytic plants. No detailed associati...