Flax is an important functional food because it is the richest source of ω-3 fatty acid ie α-
linolenic acid (ALA). Flax also contains Lignin, flax fiber and minerals having potential health …

Cytogenetics is the study of chromosome morphology, structure, pathology, function, and
behavior. This overview chapter discusses the general flow of activities within the …

Karyotypes of species sects. Linum and Adenolinum have been studied using C/DAPI-
banding, Ag-NOR staining, FISH with 5S and 26S rDNA and RAPD analysis. C/DAPI …

The morphological, meiotic and chromosomal variability were studied in two cultivars of
Calendula officinalis L. and their mutant lines obtained though chemical mutagenesis using …

The phenotypic, biochemical and genetic variability was studied in M2-M5 generations of
ethyl methansulfonat (EMS, 0.2%) mutagenized rapeseed lines generated from canola,'00' …

In situ hybridization is a fundamental method in modern plant molecular cytogenetics
research. It cannot be overstressed that good in situ hybridization results begin with good …

Within the complicated and controversial taxonomy of cosmopolitan genus Salvia
L.(Lamiaceae) are valuable species Salvia officinalis L. and Salvia sclarea L., which are …

Chelidonium majus L. is a medicinal plant well-known as a valuable source of isoquinoline
alkaloids, which has a variety of pharmacological properties including anti-viral and anti …

The application of DNA intercalator 9-aminoacridine allowed us to increase the resolution of
chromosome C-banding and DAPI-banding patterns and to investigate chromosomal …

The wide variation in chromosome number found in species of the genus Linum (2n= 16, 18,
20, 26, 28, 30, 32, 36, 42, 72, 84) indicates that chromosomal mutations have played an …