Authors:Saswati Chakraborti; Rabindra Kumar Sinha
Abstract:The karyotype of Bambusa balcooa Roxb. is investigated. The species has chromosome number 2n=72 with the karyotype formula 2Asm+42Bnm+28Csm. The karyotype is slightly asymmetric with 21 metacentric and 15 sub-metacentric pairs of chromosomes. The chromosome count and constancy of the karyotype recorded in the present study justify a new cytotypic record of B. balcooa growing wild in this part of North east India.
Keywords:Bambusa balcooa; Karyomorphology; Karyotype; chromosome number; Tripura.