IDENTIFICATION OF CHROMOSOMES IN SECALE MONTANUM AND INDIVIDUAL S. MONTANUM CHROMOSOME ADDITIONS TO 'KHARKOV' WHEAT BY HETEROCHROMATIN BANDS AND CHROMOSOME MORPHOLOGY

Abstract

Heterochromatin staining along with chromosome morphology was used to identify the chromosomes of Secale montanum Guss. in five accessions. The characteristics of all seven S. montanum chromosomes were fairly consistent from accession to accession. The S. montanum chromosomes were easily identified, and could be distinguished from the seven S. cereale L. chromosomes. Four disomic addition lines of S. montanum accession 2D23 to 'Kharkov M.C. 22' wheat were also analysed and identified.