NUMERICAL AND MORPHOSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM (2N=16) MITOTIC CHROMOSOMES

GABRIELA V. CĂPRARU, CSILLA IULIANA I. BĂRA, ION I. BĂRA, MIHAELA MIRELA CÎMPEANU, ELENA V. MAXIM

Abstract

Trigonella foenum-graecum L. is an important medicinal species. The karyological study have showed that 2n=16. We identified following types of chromosomes: m, sm and, sometimes, st (only in early metaphase). So, we can appreciate that the karyotype of this species is enough symmetric and less evolved.

Keywords

Trigonella foenum-graecum karyotype chromosomes