Identification of artificial interspecific hybrids in the genus Elymus (Poaceae) by using ISSRmarkers

Abstract

Reproductive relationships between species of the genus Elymus (Poaceae) from mixed populations of the Southern Urals were studied. The true hybrids were identified by using ISSR-markers in comparison with parental biotypes. The presence in the true hybrids of species-specific ISSR-bands from both parental forms is provided by high level of homozygosity of species in genus Elymus, as a result of predominant self-pollination.