Meiotic Studies in <i>Withania somnifera</i> (L.) Dunal.: A Threatened Medicinal Herb of Indian Thar Desert
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Meiotic Studies in Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal.: A Threatened Medicinal Herb of Indian Thar Desert
Withania somnifera recently categorized as threatened plant of Rajasthan and known for its high medicinal value has been studied for existing genetic variations in four accessions collected from four different locations. From the present studies it is apparent that the gametic number of W. somnifera is n = 24 and 2n = 48. From the combined information generated by present author and earlier wor...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Plant Sciences
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2158-2742,2158-2750
DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2012.32022