On the chromosomes of Japanese lawn grasses varieties

Studies on the class fication of Japanese lawn grasses.(2)

Abstract

The chromosomes of Japanese lawn grasses varieties, i. e, “No-shiba I”, “Chu-shiba”, “Korai-shiba I”, “Korai-shiba II”, “Korai-shiba III”, “Kara-shiba”, “Chosen-shiba” and “Hime-shiba” (these varieties belong to Zoysia), were investigated.
All of above varieties showed forty somatic chromosomes, which were of very smaII size.