ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Expires" CONTENT="Mon, 06 Jan 1990 00:00:01 GMT"> <META content="text/html; charset=windows-1250" http-equiv=Content-Type> <TITLE>Department of Taxonomy of Vascular Plants</TITLE> <base target="main1"> <STYLE> A:link{TEXT-DECORATION:none} A:active{TEXT-DECORATION:none} A:visited{TEXT-DECORATION:none} A:hover{COLOR:#cc0066;TEXT-DECORATION:none} </STYLE> </head> <body link=#527D49 vlink=#527D49 alink=#527D49 topmargin=5 background=../bcg2.gif> <p> <blockquote> <p align="center"><font color="#333366" size="2" face="Verdana"> <font color="#709B63" size="4"> <a name=alyssum>Phylogenetic relationships in the polyploid complex <i>Alyssum montanum</i> - <i>A. repens</i> (<i>Brassicaceae</i>)</a></font></strong></p> <div align=center>&nbsp;</div> <font face=verdana size=2 color="#333366"><strong>Principal investigator: <a href="http://www.ibot.sav.sk/Judita/index.html">Judita Lihová</a> </strong> <P align="left"><strong> <FONT face=verdana size=2>Co-investigators: <a href=http://www.ibot.sav.sk/Karol01.html target="blank"><strong> K. Marhold</a></strong>, <a href=http://www.ibot.sav.sk/Stano/index.html target="blank"><strong>Stanislav `paniel</a></strong><br> <strong>Duration: 2009 - 2012</strong><br> <stong>Financial suport:</strong> Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education of Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences (VEGA, Vedecká grantová agentúra Ministerstva akolstva SR a Slovenskej akadémie vied), Slovak Republic</font></p> <p align="left"> <p> <font size=2 face=verdana> The genus <i>Alyssum</i> belongs to poorly studied <i>Brassicaceae </i>genera, in spite of its species richness and a wide distribution area. It comprises 170-195 species distributed almost entirely in Eurasia. In this project we will concentrate on the <i>A. montanum - A. repens </i>group in Central Europe, Balkan and Apennine Peninsula. Using a broad spectrum of methods (karyological, morphometrical, molecular) we aim to (1) circumscribe subspecies of <i>A. montanum</i>, explore their morphological and genetic variation and differentiation, delimit their distribution areas; (2) clarify phylogenetic relationships within the <i>A. montanum - A. repens </i>group, revise taxonomic position of doubtful taxa; (3) explore cytotype distribution patterns and frequency of polyploidization events, analyze correlations of ploidy levels with morphological and genetic variation; and last but not least (4) identify local endemics and critically endangered species important for biodiversity conservation. </p> </blockquote> <hr> </BODY> </HTML>