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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: cohan on December 02, 2011, 07:25:23 PM

Title: Arctic Plant Genetics
Post by: cohan on December 02, 2011, 07:25:23 PM

A year or so back, we had a bit of discussion about findings showing some arctic plants that appeared to be one species to actually have significant genetic variations in different populations...Does anyone know of any articles on the subject? I know I have seen something online, but can't find it now that I'm looking!

Title: Re: Arctic Plant Genetics
Post by: Hoy on December 02, 2011, 09:08:18 PM

Hi Cohan,
I found this:

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v473/n7345/full/nature09916.html
http://www.amjbot.org/content/97/2/324.full

Don't know if it is this you are looking for though ;)
I also found something in Norwegian but suppose you haven't read that!

Title: Re: Arctic Plant Genetics
Post by: cohan on December 03, 2011, 06:26:02 PM

Thanks Trond, interesting stuff, though not what I remember reading before..
I think at least one study I read about was Scandinavian, probably Norwegian, though I read the article in English  ;D

Title: Re: Arctic Plant Genetics
Post by: Hoy on December 04, 2011, 02:59:47 PM

This is interesting  - maybe you can use some translation program ;D
http://www.arc-da.no/terrok/07/7.html

Title: Re: Arctic Plant Genetics
Post by: Hoy on December 04, 2011, 03:08:38 PM

BTW, do you need a safe place to store your seed? ;D

http://news.aol.ca/2011/02/15/farmers-rush-to-deposit-seeds-in-arctic-doomsday-vault-patrolle/19844657
http://www.croptrust.org/main/arcticseedvault.php?itemid=842

Title: Re: Arctic Plant Genetics
Post by: cohan on December 06, 2011, 06:46:35 PM

I have seen some mention of that vault... better than my boxes of seed sitting around  ::) little inconvenient to access though ;)

Title: Re: Arctic Plant Genetics
Post by: cohan on December 06, 2011, 06:54:59 PM

Quote from: Hoy on December 04, 2011, 02:59:47 PM

This is interesting  - maybe you can use some translation program ;D
http://www.arc-da.no/terrok/07/7.html

Using the author's name and parts of the title, I found this on google, tks Trond!
http://www.binran.ru/projects/paf/papers/sex&genes/sex&genes.htm#Svalb

Title: Re: Arctic Plant Genetics
Post by: Hoy on December 08, 2011, 04:16:09 PM

You are welcome, Cohan! Something to read before bed I suppose ;D