Observation of Pollen Mother Cells (PMC) and Microspores at Meiotic Cell Division in the Inflorescence of Rice  (Oryza sativa L.)

Amritha Sivakumar; Uma Saravanan; Varshinipriya Gunasekaran; Priyanka Masilamani; Madhu Mita Arulmani; Jayasri Sundarraj; Sarankumar Chandran

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AgroScience Today, Volume 5, Issue 8 : 0931-0935

OPEN ACCESS | Published on : 31-Aug-2024

Observation of Pollen Mother Cells (PMC) and Microspores at Meiotic Cell Division in the Inflorescence of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Amritha Sivakumar
Student, Adhiparasakthi Horticultural College, Kalavai, Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India.
Uma Saravanan
Student, Adhiparasakthi Horticultural College, Kalavai, Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India.
Varshinipriya Gunasekaran
Student, Adhiparasakthi Horticultural College, Kalavai, Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India.
Priyanka Masilamani
Student, Adhiparasakthi Horticultural College, Kalavai, Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India.
Madhu Mita Arulmani
Student, Adhiparasakthi Horticultural College, Kalavai, Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India.
Jayasri Sundarraj
Assistant Professor, Department of Seed Science and Technology, College of Agricultural Technology, Theni, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sarankumar Chandran
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Adhiparasakthi Horticultural College, Kalavai, Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract

As a part of the course, PBG 112 – Principles of Genetics and Cytogenetics (2+1), by the students of B.Sc., (Hons.) Horticulture (2023 Batch) at Adhiparasakthi Horticultural College, the study was undertaken on the behaviour of chromosomes at meiosis. In this context, we have observed the Pollen Mother Cell (PMC) and Microspores. For which, the inflorescence of rice was used as an experimental material for studying the behavior of chromosomes at meiotic cell division. Both the cells were observed at 40 X magnification.