Figures & data
Table 1. List of the Lens accessions studied with their source and germination efficiency.
Figure 1. Giemsa stained well-scattered somatic metaphase plates of nine Lens species and cultivars (2n =14): (A) L. odemensis (ILWL 35); (B) L. orientalis (ILWL 248); (C) L. culinaris (IPL81); (D) L. culinaris (IPL316); (E) L. culinaris (JL-1); (F) L. culinaris (Pl406); (G) L. culinaris (KLS 210); (H) L. culinaris (EC704030); (I) L. culinaris (EC78455). Scale bars: 5 μm.
![Figure 1. Giemsa stained well-scattered somatic metaphase plates of nine Lens species and cultivars (2n =14): (A) L. odemensis (ILWL 35); (B) L. orientalis (ILWL 248); (C) L. culinaris (IPL81); (D) L. culinaris (IPL316); (E) L. culinaris (JL-1); (F) L. culinaris (Pl406); (G) L. culinaris (KLS 210); (H) L. culinaris (EC704030); (I) L. culinaris (EC78455). Scale bars: 5 μm.](/cms/asset/22115db0-9369-4b22-8c0d-8bad5044427e/tcar_a_1109921_f0001_oc.gif)
Figure 2. Giemsa and orcein stained well-scattered somatic metaphase plates in different cultivars of L. culinaris: (A) L. culinaris (EC 78498); (B) L. culinaris (EC267877); (C) L. culinaris (micro, Bankura); (D) L. culinaris (macro, Barasat); (E) L. culinaris (micro, Barasat); (F) monosomic metaphase plate of L. culinaris (EC, 78410) showing 2n = 13 chromosomes; (G) monosomic metaphase plate of L. culinaris (IPL81) showing 2n = 26 almost separated chromatids; (H) L. culinaris ((IPL316) metaphase plate showing 2n = 28 almost separated chromatids; (I) orcein stained somatic metaphase plate with 2n = 14 chromosomes in L. culinaris (macro Barasat). Scale bars: 5 μm.
![Figure 2. Giemsa and orcein stained well-scattered somatic metaphase plates in different cultivars of L. culinaris: (A) L. culinaris (EC 78498); (B) L. culinaris (EC267877); (C) L. culinaris (micro, Bankura); (D) L. culinaris (macro, Barasat); (E) L. culinaris (micro, Barasat); (F) monosomic metaphase plate of L. culinaris (EC, 78410) showing 2n = 13 chromosomes; (G) monosomic metaphase plate of L. culinaris (IPL81) showing 2n = 26 almost separated chromatids; (H) L. culinaris ((IPL316) metaphase plate showing 2n = 28 almost separated chromatids; (I) orcein stained somatic metaphase plate with 2n = 14 chromosomes in L. culinaris (macro Barasat). Scale bars: 5 μm.](/cms/asset/a42710ca-c863-4ede-85d1-bdbcaab1d304/tcar_a_1109921_f0002_oc.gif)
Table 2. Comparative karyometric analysis of 14 Lens species and cultivars.
Figure 3. Hand drawings of Lens species and cultivars showing position of one pair interstitial sat chromosomes: (A) L. odemensis (ILWL 35); (B) L. orientalis (ILWL 248); (C) L. culinaris (IPL81); (D) L. culinaris (IPL316); (E) L. culinaris (JL-1); (F) L. culinaris (Pl406); (G) L. culinaris (KLS 210); (H) L. culinaris (EC704030); (I) L. culinaris (EC78455); (J) L. culinaris (EC 78498); (K) L. culinaris (EC267877); (L) L. culinaris (micro, Bankura); (M) L. culinaris (macro, Barasat); (N) L. culinaris (micro, Barasat). Scale bars: 5 μm.
![Figure 3. Hand drawings of Lens species and cultivars showing position of one pair interstitial sat chromosomes: (A) L. odemensis (ILWL 35); (B) L. orientalis (ILWL 248); (C) L. culinaris (IPL81); (D) L. culinaris (IPL316); (E) L. culinaris (JL-1); (F) L. culinaris (Pl406); (G) L. culinaris (KLS 210); (H) L. culinaris (EC704030); (I) L. culinaris (EC78455); (J) L. culinaris (EC 78498); (K) L. culinaris (EC267877); (L) L. culinaris (micro, Bankura); (M) L. culinaris (macro, Barasat); (N) L. culinaris (micro, Barasat). Scale bars: 5 μm.](/cms/asset/0bd08770-7656-4215-83ea-8a73514a4492/tcar_a_1109921_f0003_oc.gif)
Figure 4. Idiograms of 14 species and cultivars of Lens. Chromosomes are arranged in order of descending length: (A) L. odemensis (ILWL 35); (B) L. orientalis (ILWL 248); (C) L. culinaris (IPL81); (D) L. culinaris (IPL316); (E) L. culinaris (JL-1); (F) L. culinaris (Pl406); (G) L. culinaris (KLS 210); (H) L. culinaris (EC704030); (I) L. culinaris (EC78455); (J) L. culinaris (EC 78498); (K) L. culinaris (K. EC2678); (L) L. culinaris (micro, Bankura); (M) L. culinaris (macro, Barasat); (N) L. culinaris (micro, Barasat). Scale bars: 2 μm.
![Figure 4. Idiograms of 14 species and cultivars of Lens. Chromosomes are arranged in order of descending length: (A) L. odemensis (ILWL 35); (B) L. orientalis (ILWL 248); (C) L. culinaris (IPL81); (D) L. culinaris (IPL316); (E) L. culinaris (JL-1); (F) L. culinaris (Pl406); (G) L. culinaris (KLS 210); (H) L. culinaris (EC704030); (I) L. culinaris (EC78455); (J) L. culinaris (EC 78498); (K) L. culinaris (K. EC2678); (L) L. culinaris (micro, Bankura); (M) L. culinaris (macro, Barasat); (N) L. culinaris (micro, Barasat). Scale bars: 2 μm.](/cms/asset/79f7b0d4-efd1-454f-885c-d8c326f80b6c/tcar_a_1109921_f0004_b.gif)