Estimation of pollen fertility and pollen size in two varieties of Urginea indica Kunth. collected from Ranchi, Jharkhand

Richa Sinha^a & Kamini Kumar*^a
a*University Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
Received , 22 July, 2014; Revised: 10th August, 2014

Abstract: Urginea indica Kunth. (Liliaceae) is a medicinal plant with considerable morphological variations. Two varieties of Urginea indica Kunth. collected from Ranchi, Jharkhand has been studied for percentage pollen fertility and for size and shape of pollen grains. High pollen fertility in both the varieties shows their general stability. The size of pollen grains is important traits that may be the factors in reproductive behavior for the two varieties directly affecting the genetic flow for each variety.

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