Critical review on karyotype diversity in lentil based on classical and molecular cytogenetics.

Lentil is an annual protein rich valuable edible crop with only one cultivated and six wild taxa. Keeping in mind its narrow gene pool, the genus deserves critical assessment of genomic diversity at the chromosomal level. Genetic diversity represents the heritable variation within and between populations of organisms.

Karyotype diversity in cultivated and wild Indian rice through EMA-based chromosome analysis.

India is known for its diverse cultivated and wild rice germplasm. In today's crop improvement programmes, wild relatives are much-needed genetic repository of valuable traits. Analysis of genetic diversity at the chromosomal level is one cost-effective tool to unlock foundational information related to genetics and plant breeding.

Conservation of floral, fruit and chromosomal diversity: a review on diploid and polyploid Capsicum annuum complex in India.

Capsicum as a spice crop, has wild and cultivated forms admired globally, including Indian subcontinent with vast climatic ranges. Systematic representation of the Indian Capsicum is required to address species relationships and sustainable agriculture, in face of unpredictable climatic conditions. We have updated the catalogue of Indian 'C.

Characterization of some Indian Himalayan Capsicums through floral morphology and EMA-based chromosome analysis.

The North Eastern Himalayan (NEH) regions of India are considered as one of the major repositories of the "Capsicum annuum complex" which comprises of three cultivated species namely C. annuum, C. frutescens, and C.

Searching chromosomal landmarks in Indian lentils through EMA-based Giemsa staining method.

Lentil is one of the oldest protein-rich food crop with only one cultivated and six wild species. India is one important cultivator, producer and consumer of lentils and possesses a large number of germplasms. All species of lentil show 2n = 14 chromosomes.

Karyological relationships in Indian species of Drimia based on fluorescent chromosome banding and nuclear DNA amount.

The genus Drimia (syn. Urginea), commonly called squill, represents a species complex, infrageneric delimitation being ill-defined due to morphological variability, population variation within species and polyploidy. In the present study, fluorescent chromosome banding and measurements of nuclear DNA content by flow cytometry were performed in five Indian species of Drimia: Drimia indica, Drimia polyantha, Drimia razii, Drimia wightii and Drimia coromandeliana to elucidate taxonomic relationship and obtain possible insights into the evolutionary processes within this group.