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New genetic resource in Capsicum L. from Eastern Himalayas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2012

Timir Baran Jha ,
Arpita Dafadar  and
Animesh Ghorai
Timir Baran Jha*
Affiliation:
Plant Biotechnology Lab, Department of Botany, Presidency University, Kolkata, India
Arpita Dafadar
Affiliation:
Plant Biotechnology Lab, Department of Botany, Presidency University, Kolkata, India
Animesh Ghorai
Affiliation:
Plant Biotechnology Lab, Department of Botany, Presidency University, Kolkata, India
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: tbjha2000@yahoo.co.in
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Abstract

A well-documented karyo-morphological analysis has been presented in one unexplored cultivar of Capsicum annuum L., collected from South Sikkim, India, to determine the chromosome number. This report confirms that the cultivar contains 2n = 48 chromosomes, which are not produced through self-duplication. More studies are required to determine its actual taxonomic position and genetic relationship with other cultivars and species. This cultivar of C. annuum provides a new, unexplored genetic resource with a high chromosome number.

Keywords

Eastern HimalayaCapsicumNew genetic resource
Type
Short Communication
Information
Plant Genetic Resources , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , August 2012 , pp. 141 - 144
Copyright
Copyright © NIAB 2012

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