Six induced mutants of the costata type are described. I was found that three mutants were allelic. Linkage analysis confirmed the localization of the costata gene lum in chromosome 4.

Protoplasts from leaves, roots excised from young seedlings and calli induced from roots of seeds have been isolated with a digestion mixture containing 2.5% Macerozyme, 2.5% cellulase Onozuka-R40 and i% hemicellulase in ...

Hairs of 66 species of genus dampiera R. Br, from the outside of corolla were examined. Three main types of hairs are recognized in this genus. The hairs shape and their nature can be used as a most important taxonomic ...

Using ISTA technique, 16 species of fungi were isolated from three local varieties of sorghum of $audi Arabia. llighr number of species were isolated by agar plate method than by blotter method. Ot the various fungicides, ...

A 'ossi1 wood .4J yris ticox ylon raiiikotense sp. nov. belonging to family Myristicaceae is described from Raniket Fort area of Sind, Pakistan.

Effect oI Citrullus coloc ynthis on tire germination and seedling gtcwth of five crop species was invcstignted. Aqueous extra ct of shoot or Ctru//us af1'ected ger rnination and seedling growth in the order: Laetuca sativa, ...

Flower buds were induced in vitro on whole stem explants of Nicol-lame tabacum ev, Virgi¬nice and also on thin epidermal layers excised from stem segments. The explants supported flower bud induction and growth, the number ...