2Ford Foundation, 1 Sharia Osiris, Garden City, Cairo (U.A.R.).
Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
1Present address: Plant Breeding Department, Agricultural Institute, Carlow (Ireland).
Online published on 25 January, 2012.
Asynaptic plants with upto 20 univalents were found in a maize variety from Sikkim. This maize population is an isolated and distinct cultigen with characters of primitive maize races. The role of asynapsis in maintaining vigour in an isolated population is discussed.
