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Tricotyledony in Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. (Red Sanders; Faboidae), an Endemic and Endangered Tree Species of Kadapa Hill Ranges, Southern Eastern Ghats, India


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1 Department of Environmental Science, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa 516 003, India
2 Department of Genetics and Genomics, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa 516 003, India
 

The presence of three cotyledons among dicots in contrast to the primary characteristic feature of having two cotyledons is rare and is referred as tricotyledony. It may be caused due to genetic variability.
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  • Tricotyledony in Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. (Red Sanders; Faboidae), an Endemic and Endangered Tree Species of Kadapa Hill Ranges, Southern Eastern Ghats, India

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Authors

C. Ankalaiah
Department of Environmental Science, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa 516 003, India
T. Mastan
Department of Environmental Science, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa 516 003, India
P. Osman Basha
Department of Genetics and Genomics, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa 516 003, India
M. Sridhar Reddy
Department of Environmental Science, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa 516 003, India

Abstract


The presence of three cotyledons among dicots in contrast to the primary characteristic feature of having two cotyledons is rare and is referred as tricotyledony. It may be caused due to genetic variability.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv114%2Fi10%2F2008-2009