Cytology of<i>Saccharum</i>Complex from new Guinea, Indonesia and India

Abstract

SUMMARYCytological studies of 30 clones belonging to «Sacchamm complex» from New Guinea, Indonesia and India have revealed the existance of hybrid swarms in areas of species diversity. A new cytotype with 2n = 34 chromosomes in Sclerostachya fusca is reported. A natural intergeneric hybrid involving S. spontaneum and sorghum has been isolated from among the Indian collections.