Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources

  • Year: 2000
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 2

Chromosome number in Piper spp.*

  • Author:
  • Ambily Anand, V. S. Sujatha, K. V. Sureshbabu, E. V. Nybe
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 183 to 185

College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara 680656, Kerala, India.

* Part of MSc. Thesis of the senior author, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur (Kerala).

Abstract

Cytological studies in nine Piper spp. were conducted to find out the chromosome number of these species. The procedure for mitotic studies in Piper spp. was standardized. Chromosome number of 36, 52, 32, 32, 24, 25, 32, 52, 52 and 32 was observed in P. argyrophyllum, P. attennuatum, P. bababudani, P. betie, P. chaba, P. colubrinum, P. longum, P. nigrum (Panniyur-1), P. nigrum (wild) and P. pseudonigrum respectively. Except for the species studied possessed chromosomes in multiples the Indian Piper.

Keywords

Piperspp., cytology, chromosome number