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Cytology of hybrids betweenSolanum nigrum L. andSolanum furcatum Dun.

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Cytomorphological features of theSolanum nigrum L. andSolanum furcatum Dun., and their F1 hybrids were studied. The hybrids showed highly irregular meiosis and were sterile without fruit-set. It is concluded that the morphological diversity and intersterility of the species are due to structural differences between their chromosomes.

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  1. Department of Botany, Bharathidasan University, 620 023, Tiruchirapalli, India

    A Ganapathi & G R Rao

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Ganapathi, A., Rao, G.R. Cytology of hybrids betweenSolanum nigrum L. andSolanum furcatum Dun.. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 97, 371–375 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053562

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