Symposia Biologica Hungarica 12. - Evolution in Plants (1972)

EVOLUTION IN PLANTS (Symposia Biologica Hungarica 12) Edited by G. VIDA Most of the papers in this volume deal with the evolution of a well-defined taxonomic group, underlining the im­portance of specified factors such as introgression, polyploidy, ecological adaptation and geographical spécia­tion. Some remarkable features of the evolution of cultivated plants are also presented. Methods and tools used for investigations of evolutionary proc­esses include experimental hybridiza­tion, cytology and cytogenetics, the application of phytotron, cytophotom­­etry and chromatography. Among evolutionary factors studied in general terms the role of extrachromosomal particles, the patterns of geographical distribution, and pesticides as pro­moters of evolution are discussed. — Botanists, geneticists and plant breed­ers interested in evolution will find this book stimulating and useful. AKADÉMIAI KIADÓ Publishing House of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Budapest

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