DNA barcoding is a simple method for the identification of any species using a short genetic sequence from a standard genome section. The present study aimed at examining the nuclear and chloroplast diversity as well as the phylogenetic relationships of eight species of saffron including four spring-flowering and five autumn-flowering species from different parts of Iran, using the nuclear barc...

In this work, morphological and anatomical features of seeds 15 Alyssum taxa (A. caricum, A. davisianum, filiforme, haussknechtii, murale subsp. var. murale, simplex, sibiricum, desertorum, hirsutum hirsutum, minutum, strictum, strigosum strigosum, szowitsianum, dasycarpum linifolium linifolium) from Turkey were examined with the cluster analysis, systematic importance these characteristics was...

fifteen microsatellite markers were employed to evaluate genetic relationships among different iranian species of crocus spp. (c. sativus, c. haussknechtii, c. cancellatus, c. speciosus, and c. caspius) from ten geographical regions (ghaen, gonabad, estahban, ferdows, veresk, reno, ali abad, kali abad, neka, and eslam abad). of these, 12 primers revealed polymorphism among crocus spp. average p...

In this study, the morphology, anatomy, pollen morphology, leaf and seed micromorphology and karyology of the Turkish endangered endemic Physoptychis haussknechtii were investigated in detail for the fi rst time. The species was studied in terms of detailed morphology. Basal leaves are narrowly spatulate and cauline leaves are linear to oblanceolate; both leaves are covered with fl attened stal...

Most flowers display distinct colour patterns comprising two different areas. The peripheral large-area component of floral colour patterns attracts flower visitors from some distance and the central small-area component guides flower visitors towards landing sites. Whereas the peripheral colour is largely variable among species, the central colour, produced mostly by anthers and pollen or poll...

Autumn crocus poisoning of cattle is characterized by severe diarrhea caused by alkaloid colchicine. Previously, we examined pathologically this poisoning in cattle and reported that enterotoxic lesions were closely associated with apoptosis. To examine enterotoxicity of autumn crocus more precisely, a reproductive study was performed using guinea pigs and mice, and pathological findings associ...