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The six species of the sectionFoenum-graecum ofTrigonella have the same chromosome number, 2n = 16.T. gladiata andT. cariensis have fairly symmetrical karyotypes, while those ofT. foenum-graecum, T. berythea, T. macrorrhyncha andT. cassia are asymmetrical. C-bands are present in all six species but the number of bands and their positive vary considerably among the species. The karyotype evidence suggests that none of the available species of theFoenum-graecum section can be considered as the wild progenitor of fenugreek.
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Ladizinsky, G., Vosa, C.G. Karyotype and C-banding inTrigonella sectionFoenumgraecum (Fabaceae). Pl Syst Evol 153, 1–5 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00989412
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00989412