Review of research done in cytogenetics at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad (M.S.)

During the years 1975 and 1995, the unit of Cytogenetics at the Department of Botany, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, was actively engaged in cytological research on families Asteraceae and Poaceae (Tribe Maydeae). Cytogenetical work was carried out on Zinnia of family Asteraceae, as well as Maize, Trilobachne and Coix belonging to Tribe Maydeae of family Poaceae. The cytological studies on the genera belonging to tribe Maydeae, revealed various interesting cytological variants, many of which were reported for the first time.