Studies on some range grasses of Pakistan
Studies on some range grasses of Pakistan
Moinuddin Ahmad, Asrar Hussain and Tariq Hussain
ABSTRACT
Three species of genus Cymbopogon, viz C. jwarancusa
(Jones) Schult.,C. parkeri Stapf and C. olivieri (bioss.
) Bor were vegetatively propagated in the grass nursery
of Botany Department, University of Karachi. Various
stage of their life cycle were studied under field and
laboratory conditions inflorescence development period,
an thesis time, number of sterile and normal florets per
inflorescence were determined, and pollen grain
fertility, pollen grain germination and viability and
seed germination tests were carried out. Mean size,
shape and weight of seed and % seed were also
determined. Eleven species of various grasses including
the above three were also studied for the establishment
of relationship between TTC reactivity and routine
germination test. The two were found highly correlated.
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March 1978
Vol. 28, Iss. 1
