Volume : I, Issue : III, April - 2011 Polyploidy breeding in Urgenia indica - To study the effect of colchicines treatment on morphological character of Urgenia indica![](ArticleImage/No_Image.jpg) S. S. Phulari Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : The genus Urginea is a bulbus perennial herb having
wide distribution throughout the world (Desai, 1999). The
species of Urgenia indica . is wide spread in the Old world
tropics & subtropical areas , Africa , Southern India (
Thiselten-Dyer, 1898 ) . Urgenia indica ( Indian squill or true
squill ) is commonly wide spread through India . It is having
tunicated bulb & is commonly called ' Kolkanda', 'Rankanda
' or 'Jangali Piyaz ' etc . ( Deb and Dasgupta , 1974).
The bulbus of Urgenia indica are rounded, conical
or pear shaped and about the size of an onion. They are
whitish in co lour and tunicate, the fleshy scales completely
enveloping one another. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : S. S. Phulari, (2011). Polyploidy breeding in Urgenia indica - To study the effect of colchicines treatment on morphological character of Urgenia indica. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. I, Issue. III, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/122.pdf References :
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