Cytological Studies on Some Grasses of Kashmir

Abstract

Cytological investigations on 30 taxa belonging to 26 species of grasses have been carried out from the hills of Kashmir. The genus Duthiea has been investigated for the first time. The species investigated for the first time are Duthiea bromoides (n=14), Helictotrichon virescens (n=14), Oryzopsis lateralis (n=12), Poa araratica (n=7) and Poa koelzii (n=14+5B). New cytotypes are reported in Alopecurus myosuroides (n=14), Festuca kashmiriana (n=21), Glyceria tongelensis (n=10) and Microstegium vagans (n=10). B-chromosomes have been found in Aegilops tauschii (n=7+1-2B) and Poa koelzii (n=14+5B).