Mitotic studies in three varieties of garlic, AIlium sativum Linn.

Shrabani Mukherjee & Kamini Kumar*
Department of Botany, Ranchi University. Ranchi 834008, India

Received 4^th  August 2007; Revised 11^th  September 2007

Abstract: Karyological studies in three varieties of Garlic( Allium sativum) showed an uniformity in diploid chromosome complement i.e. 2n = 16, but they differed from each other in respect to total chromatin length, arm ratio and position of centromere.