“…Recent studies also demonstrated that tetraploid D. zingiberensis possess a higher antioxidant defense system and increased heat tolerance than those of the diploid progenitors (Zhang et al, 2005. Polyploidy often leads genome wide changes in genetic structure, epigenetic patterns and gene expression, which have been observed in Arabidopsis (Beaulieu et al, 2009;Madlung et al, 2002), Brassica (Gaeta et al, 2007;Xu et al, 2009), I. indigotica (Lu et al, 2006), Paspalum notatum (Martelotto et al, 2005), Eragrostis curvula (Cervigni et al, 2008), potato (Solanum phureja) (Stupar et al, 2007) and other polyploids (Doyle et al, 2008;Parisod et al, 2010).…”