The paper reports results of a biometric study of four features of Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst. caryopses on the basis of 23 samples collected at marine and inland sites. The productivity of caryopses in the spike and the strength of their germination were determined.
Genetic variability of three sympatric crucian carp ( Carassius carassius ) populations from NW Poland was studied within a research project aimed at assessing the utility of those populations for stocking in inland waters. DNA samples were collected from 65 individuals. Restriction analysis was performed using 4 enzymes (HaeIII, HinfI, FspBI, TasI) of known restriction sites. The restriction pro files obtained were classified as belonging to a single haplotype (H-1). Selected DNA products were sequenced; the subsequent comparison made it possible to detect the presence of substi- tutions in the genome fragment analysed.