Cytotaxonomy of Four Species of the Genus Heliotropium L. (Boraginaceae) from the State of Punjab, India
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2023/v149i7/169638Keywords:
Chromosomes, Crop, Cytology, Flowers, Morphology, Punjab, Taxonomy, Weed.Abstract
Four Heliotropium species viz. H. bacciferum, H. currasavicum, H. ellipticum and H. strigosum were collected from different kharif crops in Malwa region of Punjab, India during the years 2019-2021. Various morphological features were analyzed for identification of species. Chromosome numbers were also studied for establishment of identity of species. Chromosome number varies from 2n=32 to 2n= 64.References
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