Comparison of chromosome staining used for karyotyping of java tea (orthosiphon stamineus benth)

• Main Author: Siti Salimah Abdul Razak
• Format: Undergraduate Final Project Report
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/6031/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Kelantan

Java tea is (Orthosiphon stamineus Benth). To improve the quality of the plant, the chromosome number should be identified by karyotyping chromosome. Three methods of chromosome staining were tested on onion (Allium cepa) to get the best staining method. From the research, propionic orcein showed as...