MEIOTIC-ANALYSIS AND RAPD-ANALYSIS OF A DWARF TYPE OF AGROPYRON-REPENS L

Cytological and RAPD analyses were conducted for the genetic analysis of a dwarf form of Agropyron repens L. compared to a wild form of A. r epens L. Meiotic pairing of the dwarf genotype showed significant diff erences from irs wild type especially in the fewer number of bivalents (II) and in the higher number of uni (I)- and quadrivalents (IV). Fif teen RAPD primers were analyzed; of them, nine generated DNA polymorph isms giving genetic evidence for the differences between the wild type of A. repens and the dwarf type of A. repens.