抄録
The chromosomes of West African S. melongena L. var. Gawagwda were studied from the roottips and the tapetum. The diploid chromosome number is 24, consisting of 8 fairly large-, 8 medium- and 8 small-sized chromosomes. According to the system of classification used, the chromosomes are grouped into three, one sub-median, nine with nearly submedian and two with nearly median chromosomes.
