They develop larger leaves, fruits, and flowers, tolerate drought, cold, and salinity better, are more resistant, and adapt more quickly. Polyploid plants are the subject of a lecture by Eurac Research and the South Tyrol Biodiversity Platform at the South Tyrol Museum of Natural Sciences on May 14th, in German.
Polyploidy – when plants have two or more sets of chromosomes – occurs frequently and plays an important role in plant development, diversity, and adaptation to their environment. It is known that there are more species of polyploid plants at higher latitudes, but how these plants are distributed in mountainous regions is less well understood.
Teresa Zeni will speak on this topic in the German-language lecture "Polyploide Pflanzen in den Ostalpen: Einblick in die Verbreitungsmuster." The PhD student at the Institute of Botany at the University of Innsbruck will also address the question of whether polyploid flowering plants in the Eastern Alps are more common at higher altitudes or at greater distances from the former refuges of the Ice Age.
The event, organized by Eurac Research and the South Tyrol Biodiversity Platform, will take place on Wednesday, May 14th, at 6:00 PM at the South Tyrol Museum of Natural Sciences. Admission is free. Booking is recommended via the museum’s website at https://app.no-q.info/naturmuseum-sudtirol/calendar/event/534437. The lecture will also be streamed online on the museum's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/live/-RXsZYpqg8w.
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