2011 Volume 76 Issue 2 Pages 171-175
Erianthus is a genus related to sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) and is considered to be useful as a genetic resource for sugarcane breeding because of its advantageous characteristics, such as its high biomass yield, robustness, drought tolerance, and disease resistance. In order to evaluate and classify Erianthus germplasms collected in Thailand, the chromosome numbers of 7 accessions of E. procerus and 13 accessions of E. arundinaceus were examined. All accessions of E. procerus have a chromosome number of 2n=40, while E. arundinaceus displays 2 cytotypes, 2n=40 and 2n=60. These observations suggest that various Erianthus genetic resources are present in Thailand.
