Vicia cracca

Flow cytometry

DNA-ploidy level estimation in plants (with special respect to desiccated [silica or herbarium] material)

Genome size and intra-specific DNA content variation

System of reproduction of particular taxa based on seed analyses (embryo and endosperm DNA-ploidy comparison)


Plant populations with ploidy heterogeneity

Spatial and temporal changes in cytotype distribution

Rates of new polyploids establishment and their maintenance within diploid and mixed populations

Interactions among cytotypes - factors influencing mating and gene flow

Population genetic variability with respect to ploidy composition


Taxonomic research

Origin of particular polyploid taxa - based on DNA sequencing and flow cytometry

Multivariate statistical approaches applied to phenotype comparison of different taxonomic units (species or ploidy levels)

Detection of hybridisation events (between homploid or heteroploid taxa) within intricate plant groups