biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 23:389-391, 1981 | DOI: 10.1007/BF02877422

Irradiation induced changes in flower formation inCannabis sativa L

R. K. Nigam1, Mary Varkey1, D. E. Reuben1
1 Department of Botany, Christ Church College, U.P., India

Stimulation of flower formation was ohserved in the female plants ofCannabis sativa raised from seeds treated with gamma rays. These plants produced seeds, of smaller size. One of 195 plants formed sterile hermaphrodite flowers with reduced female structures and increased number of anthers.

Received: October 8, 1980; Accepted: January 14, 1981; Published: September 1, 1981  Show citation

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Nigam, R.K., Varkey, M., & Reuben, D.E. (1981). Irradiation induced changes in flower formation inCannabis sativa L. Biologia plantarum, 23(5), 389-391. doi: 10.1007/BF02877422
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