INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION IN THE KARYOTYPE OF LATHYRUS-SATIVUS L

Citation
Gm. Shahiquzzaman et G. Kabir, INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION IN THE KARYOTYPE OF LATHYRUS-SATIVUS L, Bangladesh journal of botany, 23(2), 1994, pp. 193-197
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
ISSN journal
02535416
Volume
23
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
193 - 197
Database
ISI
SICI code
0253-5416(1994)23:2<193:IVITKO>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Karyotype analysis in nine strains of Lathyrus sativus (2n = 14) showe d the longest (6.61 mum) and the shortest (2.50 mum) chromosomes in st rains 3949 and PL-10, respectively. On the basis of the symmetrical an d asymmetrical karyotypes, the strains PL-4, PL-5, PL-6 and PL-10 are considered to be contemporary and advanced members; and the local stra in as primitive.