Title of article :
CHROMOSOME COUNTS OF TWELVE VASCULAR PLANT SPECIES FROM IRAN
Author/Authors :
Shariat, Anahita Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands - Agricultural Research - Education and Extension Organization (AREEO). Tehran, Iran , Jalili, Adel Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands - Agricultural Research - Education and Extension Organization (AREEO). Tehran, Iran , Vaghefi, Saeedeh Sadat Mirzadeh Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands - Agricultural Research - Education and Extension Organization (AREEO). Tehran, Iran , Khanhasani, Masoumeh Kermanshah Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Centre - Agricultural Research - Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Kermanshah, I.R. Iran
Abstract :
Twelve plant species belonging to seven families were collected from the wetlands of Kermanshah Province. Chromosome numbers for Sinapis arvensis L. (2n = 18), Rumex cyprius Murb. (2n = 18), Calamagrostis pseudophragmites var. tartarica (Hook. f.) R.R. Stewart (2n = 42) and Scandix stellata Banks & Sol. (2n = 20) are reported for the Flora of Iran for the first time. The karyomorphological parameters and Stebbins class were determined for all species.
Keywords :
Chromosome counts , Apiaceae , Poaceae , Asteraceae , Brassicaceae , Plantaginaceae , Amaranthaceae , Polygonaceae , Ideogram , Karyotype , Kermanshah Province , Iran
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Botany
