Karyotypic Analysis of Three Types of Tuber Mustard(Brassica juncea)
The karyotypes of three types of tuber mustard(Brassica juncea var.tumida,Brassica juncea var.carassicaulis,Brassica juncea var.gemmifera) were analyzed using root top squash method.The results showed that the chromosome number of the three types of tuber mustard was 36,the karyotype formulas were 2n=2x=36 =2sm+34m,2n=2x=36 =12sm+24m,and 2n=2x=12sm+24m,respectively,and most chromosomes were metacentric,which belonged to 2B type.However,there was a little difference in the karyotypic configuration among the three types of tuber mustard,such as chromosome length,position of centromere,asymmetry index and so on.The asymmetry index order was Brassica juncea var.carassicaulis> Brassica juncea var.tumida >Brassica juncea var.gemmifera.Therefore,the evolutive degree of Brassica juncea var.carassicaulis was lower than that of Brassica juncea var.tumida and Brassica juncea var.gemmifera.
tuber mustardBrassica juncea var. tumidaBrassica juncea var. carassicaulisBrassica juncea var. gemmiferachromosomekaryotypic analysis