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