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V. K. Singhal, B. S. Gill, S. S. Bir
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
1-8
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Cytological studies have been carried out on six species of the family Malpighiaceae. The count of 2n=20 for
Banisteria laevifolia adds a new diploid cytotype and establishes intraspecific polyploidy for the species. A new cytotype of 2n=60 has been recorded for
Hiptage benghalensis which establishes the highest number for the family. The record of B-chromosomes for the two species,
B. laevifolia and
H. benghalensis are also the first counts for the family.
Presence of univalents in diploid species,
B. laevifolia and
Stigmaphyllon ciliatum is due to the partial nonhomology in some of the chromosomes. Multiple associations along with the high frequency of univalents in
S. ciliatum might be due to the hybrid nature of the taxon. All the three cytotypes of
H. benghalensis are polyploids showing abnormal meiosis and reduced pollen fertility.
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E. Harrington, E. R. Orton Jr., G. Jelenkovic
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
9-19
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Morphology of the pachytene chromosomes was studied in
Cornus Florida L. Of the 11 pairs of chromosomes, seven were morphologically identified. The major features by which the chromosomes were distinguished are chromosome length, arm length, position of the centromere and distributional pattern of the heterochromatic chromomeres. Identification of the remaining four chromosomes was difficult, due to their similar length and lack of differential morphological markers. A general feature of the genome is an abundance of heterochromatic material which is distributed mainly around the centromere and the distal portion of the short arm. The genome is karyotypically asymmetric. Two pairs of chromosomes participate in the organization of a single nucleolus. In addition, a small nucleoluslike body associated with an interstitial segment of a bivalent was observed in most pachytene cells.
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L. Labh, B. N. Verma
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
21-24
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B. N. Verma
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
25-30
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M. Munian, D. Subramanian
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
31-37
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Karyotypic analysis of sixteen cultivars of
Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray showed reasonable differences between the cultivars on chromosome length, position of primary constriction and in TF%. Only in two cultivars, a pair of chromosomes was secondarily constricted and most of the chomosomes in all the cultivars, excepting the Nebraska cultivar, possess mostly medianly constricted chromosomes. In Nebraska cultivar, there are 4 pairs of secondary constricted chromosomes and most of the chromosomes possess submedian primary constrictions. An average karyotype of
Phaseolus acutifolius has been suggested basing in the results included herewith.
The observation of TF% ranging from 34.50 to 38.79 revealed a symmetrical karyotypes for 10 cultivars. The others 6 cultivars were observed to be asymmetrical with TF ranging from 30.45 to 33.74. The importance of karyotypic differences in evolution of varieties within a species has been discussed.
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C. K. Rudramuniyappa, B. G. Annigeri
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
39-48
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The histochemical constitution and relationship between the sporogenous tissue and tapetum in the anther of
Euphorbia pulcherrima Wilid. is studied. The substances localized are insoluble carbohydrates, RNA and proteins. The sporogenous tissue until it differentiates into PMCs, stores abundant PAS positive grains. This is a distinctive and a rare feature. RNA and proteins are also high in it. In PMCs all these substances reduce to low level in the cytoplasm. From microspore stage to mature pollen consistent increase in RNA and proteins is seen. But the PAS positive grains are noticed only for a short period in the freed spores and they are again accumulate when pollen matures. The differentiation and chemical nature of orbicular bodies based on azure B stain in the tapetum is given.
Orbicules from the beginning to end exhibit green colour. Therefore, they are These chemically similar to pollen wall. Extensive deposition of PAS positive callose thickening around the PMCs and its persistence until meiosis is noticed. The probable implications of all these events are discussed in relation of male gametophyte development.
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B. N. Verma
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
49-53
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L. Labh, B. N. Verma
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
55-58
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R. N. Singh, S. K. Roy
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
59-68
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Dodecaploid (12x)
Solanum nigrum attained the highest level of ploidy in this genus with the help of colchicine. Cytomorphological studies have shown the colchiploid to have reduced height but larger, leathery leaves with broader stomata. The berries were bigger with larger and more numerous seeds in them. Pollen were bigger yet mostly fertile (85%). The induced dodecaploid (12x) plant showed diploid like meiosis which was unexpected at such a high level of autoploidy.
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O. Aniel Kumar, K. G. Raja Rao
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
69-73
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In a population of
Capsicum frutescens cultivar Tabasco one desynaptic plant was isolated. Meiotic studies in the normal and the desynaptic showed reduced chiasma frequency and pollen fertility in the desynaptic. Chromosome paring at pachytene was normal and complete in the normal sibs. While it was partial in the desynaptic. Twelve bivalents were regularly formed both at diakinesis and metaphase I in the normal, while univalents ranging from 12-24 were recorded at the corresponding stages in the desynaptic. At anaphase I the chromosome segregation was regular (12:12) in the normal sibs and irregular in the desynaptic. It is presumed that desynapsis in
Capsicum frutescens may have been due to a spontaneous gene mutation.
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Soryu Nishibayashi, Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
75-82
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The division of mitochnodrial nuclei in
Amoeba proteus,
Paramecium caudatum,
Nitella flexilis and
Allium cepa was investigated using 4'-6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) epifluorescent microscopy. The mitochondria each contained one mt-nucleus in
Amoeba proteus and
Paramecium caudatum and one or two mt-nuclei in
Nitella flexilis and
Allium cepa. The ratio of fluorescent intensity (grain density of negative film) among one DNA molecule of a T4 phage particle and mt-nuclei of spherical mitochondria in
Physarum polycepaalum,
Amoeba proteus,
Paramecium caudatum,
Nitella flexilis and
Allium cepa was about 1:16:22:5:0.4:0.4. That is, the mitochondrial DNA content in
Nitella flexilis and
Allium cepa was much smaller than those in Amoeba proteus and Paramecium caudatum. The mitochondria and their nuclei in
Amoeba proteus and
Paramecium caudatum as well as
Physarum polycephalum divided simultaneously by constriction, while segregation of mitochondria) nuclei occurred before the mitochondrial division in
Nitella flexilis and
Allium cepa. The fluorescent intensity of mt-nuclei in dumbbell-shaped mitochondria of
Paramecium caudatum and
Allium cepa was about twice that in spherical mitochondria. Therefore, mitochondrial DNA probably duplicated and divided equally into daughter mitochondria.
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V. P. Patil, A. S. Jadhav
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
83-88
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Karyomorphology of Thompson Seedless, Kalisahebi and Anab-e-shahi has been studied. Most of the chromosomes were having median or submedian constriction and their lengths range from 0.975 to 2.450 microns. Only one SAT-chromosome was observed in the haploid complement of these varieties. In addition, secondary constriction was noted in the long-arm of the biggest chromosome in Thompson Seedless and Kalisahebi. These results have been discussed in the light of earlier reports.
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Maria Teresa Schifino, Carla C. Zanella, Rejone Gus
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
89-99
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Chromosome numbers and meiotic behavior were studied in two groups of plants selected in a breeding programme of
Phalaris, which differed in forage yield, degree of palatability, alkaloid content and flowering time. One of them, with most if not all plants of
P. aquatica, had 2n=28 chromosomes and a mainly regular meiosis, the meiotic index ranging from 76.4% to 99.5%. The other, with individuals resembling
P. aquatica,
P. arundinacea and intermediates between the two, had extremely irregular meiotic behavior (univalents, bivalents, stickiness, bridges, laggards, micronuclei), the meiotic index varying from 3.7% to 55.1%. The PMC chromosome number ranged from 2n=28 to 2n=38. A larger variation in root-tip chromosomes (2n=15-66) as well as evidences of somatic mosaicism were also verified. The hybrid origin of these chromosomally unstable plants was suggested. Chromosome aberrations and aneuploidy have been previously described in these species and their hybrids, but not in such an extreme degree.
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Amal K. Biswas, Animesh K. Datta
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
101-107
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Two morphological variants (P-11/2/2 and P-9/2/3) showing translocation were isolated in an EMS treated M
1 population of
Nigella damascena L. The plant P-11/2/2 exhibited complex chromosomal translocations forming ring of four, six and twelve chromosomes and chain of four and six chromosomes, while the plant P-9/2/3 manifested interchange involving four chromosomes in chain configruation only. Possibly, multiple translocation observed in the plant P-l 1/2/2 has resulted in complete pollen and seed sterility following unbalanced microspore formation and concomitant disturbances in fertilization. On the contrary, 78.64% pollen and total seed sterility noted in the plant P-9/2/3 may be ascribed to changes in the genomic balance or physiological disturbances as a consequence of chromosomal interchanges induced by the mutagen or can be attributed to defective female gametogenesis.
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Masanobu Kitami
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
109-115
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R. C. Gupta, B. S. Gill
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
117-123
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Cytogenetical studies were carried out in colchicine induced autotetraploids of
Chrysanthemum coronarium. Autotetraploids are found to be inferior and do not show any increase in size of its parts. Meiosis is characterised by multiple associations ranging from octavalent to univalents. There is moderate frequency of multivalent formation. Though there is tendency for normal distribution at A-I and high pollen fertility, viable achenes are not produced.
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A. Sadanandam, K. Subhash
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
125-128
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An aneuploid of
Capsicum was isolated from Pusa Jwala variety following 40 kR gamma irradiation. The variant was sufficiently vigorous, darkgreen and sterile. On cytological examination the plant was found to be a multiple trisomic for 7 chromosomes. Meiosis in the aneuploid was highly irregular, the spectrum of anomalies noticed included various associations of chromosomes at diakinesis, lagging chromosomes at anaphase; appearacne of micronuclei at telophase II and microspores with different constitutions of micronuclei.
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R. K. Somashekar, M. R. Gurudev, Sidda Ramiah
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
129-134
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Cytological effects of dyes manufacturing industry waste water on root meristematic cells of
Allium cepa were investigated. The results obtained showed that the effluents induce various types of abnormalities such as chromosome breaks, C-mitosis, binucleate cells, tri- and terta-polar cells, nuclear cleavage, etc. It is concluded that waste waters of industrial origin not only upset the balance in aquatic ecosystem but also considerable genetic impact on plants.
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Preeti Pandey, Smita Banerjee
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
135-145
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Newly moulted adult male
P. pictus were injected with various doses of .2%, 1% and saturated apholate solution in double distilled water. The spermatocyte chromosomes were studied for aberrations induced by apholate at various time intervals. The aberrations were found to be of two types: (a) gross or nucleotoxic and (b) individual chromosomal aberrations as described in the paper. Mostly the aberrations manifested themselves between 24-72 hours, killing some spermatocytes and incapacitating others. The mode of action of apholate in the induction of chromosome aberrations are discussed. It is assumed that apholate acts in both direct and indirect pathways which are discussed.
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Dipak Kumar Kar, Sumitra Sen
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
147-155
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Chromosome analysis of seven species of
Asparagus and four populations of
A. racemosus has revealed that both polyploidy (20, 40, 60) and structural alterations have played a role in speciation of
Asparagus associated with variation in sapogenin content.
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J. E. Thomas, D. Davidson
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
157-166
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Total protein content and area of nuclei were determined for cells of the primary root of
Vicia faba during the first 144 hours following the onset of imbibition. We wished to determine what change, if any, occurs in protein contents of nuclei as meristematic cells move from a dormant into a proliferative condition. Nuclear proteins were stained with dinitrofluorobenzene and protein content, in arbitrary units, was determined by microspectrophotometry. In the first 50 hours mean protein content of nuclei increase; this, as we have shown, is the period in which cells and nuclei increase in size as they complete their first cell cycle. During subsequent cell cycles, cell area decreases markedly, nuclear area decreases to a lesser extent; accompanying these decreases, the mean and the range of protein contents of nuclei decreased significantly. Thus, as the proliferating population of cells of a root meristem becomes steady-state, there is an absolute decrease in the concentration of total proteins within the nucleus. This was revealed particularly clearly by comparing unclei of identical areas from roots of different ages. Increases in nuclear size were induced by treatment with 5-aminouracil for upto 24 hours: this did not result in a significant increase in protein content of nuclei. These results agree with those from untreated roots that area and protein content of nuclei can, to a considerable extent, vary independently of one another.
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S. K. Gupta, S. K. Roy
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
167-175
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Radiosensitivity of a diploid (
P. ixocarpa) and a tetraploid (
P. peruviana) species of
Physalis has been studied. Meiotic abnormalities induced by gammarays were compared in both species and found that it was always greater in tetraploid than in diploid species at each corresponding dose. The tetraploid plant due to greater chromosomal volume is more vulnerable to radiation hits and its immediate consequences are expected to contribute to the formation of sterile pollen, but this defect could be overcome by the buffering action of the unaltered genes over the altered ones at multiple loci, which normalizes the induced plant sterility. The diploid
P. ixocarpa exhibited higher radiosensitivity than the tetraploid
P. peruviana.
Comparison between the frequencies of meiotic anomalies of M
2 and M
1 indicated that the latter has exaggerated values on these at all exposure levels. The lowered values of M
2 indicated their elimination through diplontic selection or intrasomatic or competitive elimination during the course of time lapse.
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U. C. Lavania
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
177-185
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The details of chromosome morphology and nuclear DNA amount (2C value) in 20 different collections in
Vetiveria zizanioides are presented. All the collections reveal the somatic chromosome no.=20. In general, the karyotypes are nearly symmetrical with chromosomes having median -to- submedian centromeres, in all the cases. However, variations are noticeable in various collections with respect to chromosome size and nuclear DNA content. The total haploid chromatin length varies from 25.6μm-38.7μm and 2C value from 2.02 pico gms.-2.56 pico gms. The qualitative and quantitative variation in karyological features may possibly account for qualitative and quantitative variation in oil content/composition in the various collections. Further, the somatic chromosomes in one of the collections have also been analysed for Giemsa C-banding patterns to elucidate the finer details of chromosome organisation for characterising the individual chromosomes. The chromosome nos. 1, 2 and 3, have prominent centromeric and terminal bands on long arms, nos. 4, 5 and 6 possess distinct procentric bands and nos. 7, 8, 9 and 10 are with one terminal band each on one arm except no. 8 where the terminal bands are present on both arms. The importance of such an study in hybrid identification is stressed.
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I. Mitotic effects
Parmjit Kaur, I. S. Grover
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
187-197
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The mitotic effects of eight organophosphorus pesticides (anthio, diazinon, dursban, ekalux, methylparathion, phendal, rogor and sumithion) and MNNG (N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine) were studied in barley (
Hordeum vulgare L.). The chromo/cytotoxic effects included fragments, ring chromosomes and C-mitotic configurations at metaphase. Chromatin bridges, laggards and multipolar cells were observed at anaphase. The dose-response curves were found to be positively correlated in all the pesticides.
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II. Meiotic effects
Parmjit Kaur, I. S. Grover
1985 Volume 50 Issue 1 Pages
199-211
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The meiotic effects of eight organophosphorus pesticides (anthio, diazinon, dursban, ekalux, methylparathion, phendal, rogor and sumithion) were studied in barley (
Hordeum vulgare L. CV. C164). Seed soak as well as spray treatments were conducted. Critical analysis of pollen mother cells (PMCs) of treated plants revealed chromosomal aberrations including multivalents and univalents, stickiness and despiralization at metaphase-I whereas chromatin bridges, lagging chromosomes and mis/non-orientation of chromosomes were observed at anaphase-I. The cyto/chromotoxic effects as observed by spraying the plants with various pesticides were same as above. However, the frequency of aberrant PMCs was comparatively less as compared to that of seed treated plants. The statistical analysis revealed that dose-response curve was linear and there existed a positive correlation between the concentration of the pesticide and the aberrations.
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