CHROMOSOME AND POLLEN MORPHOLOGY OF THE RARE ENDEMIC CENTAUREA LYCOPIFOLIA BOISS. & KOTSCHY


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Gomurgen A. N., Erkara I. P., Altnozlu H.

BANGLADESH JOURNAL OF BOTANY, cilt.39, sa.2, ss.223-228, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

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Chromosome and pollen morphology of Centaurea lycopifolia Boiss. & Kotschy were studied. The chromosome number is 2n = 34 with haploid karyotype formula 9m + 9sm. Metaphase chromosome length ranging from 6.16 to 2.23 mu m and the total haploid chromosome length was 65, 85 pm. The light andscanning electron microscope investigations revealed spheroidal-subprolate, the amb triangular Kid tricolporatae pollens in the taxon. Exine ornamentation was tectatae and microechinate-scabrate.