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KARYOTYPE ANALYSIS OF EIGHT TURKISH VETCH (VICIA SATIVA L.) CULTIVARS

CAFER SIRRI SEVIMAY, DERYA GULOGLU AND *KHALID MAHMOOD KHAWAR

Abstract: Mitotic chromosomes of 8 Turkish cultivars of Vicia sativa L. were subjected to karyotype analysis using squash method. They were analysed cytologically by conventional feulgen staining to identify variation in the morphology of indvidual chromosomes and relationship between them. The results showed that the chromosome numbers of Vicia sativa L with 2n=12 were metacentric with submedian orientation. Karyotypes of the studied cultivars had small variations and divergence in positions of short and long arms, which showed that they have considerable potential for use in breeding programmes.
 

Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ankara 06110 Diskapi, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ankara, Diskapi, Ankara, Turkey.
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