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Mutagenic influences of colchicine on phenological and molecular diversity of Calendula officinalis L.

Y. I. El-Nashar, Ammar, M. H., El-Nashar, Y. I., Ammar, M. H., El-Nashar, Y. I., and Ammar, M. H., Mutagenic influences of colchicine on phenological and molecular diversity of Calendula officinalis L., vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Six different colchicine concentrations: 0, 400, 800, 1200, 1600, and 2000 ppm, in combination with four soaking time treatments (1, 2, 3, and 4 h), were selected to assess the effects on germination, vegetative growth, and flower yield components in calendula plants. The molecular diversity among the treatments was assessed using ten SRAP marker combinations. Seed soaking in colchicine significantly enhanced both the fresh and the dry shoot and root masses, flowering date, number of flowers per plant, and flower diameter.

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