Seed protein analysis and meiotic studies in cultivars of Indian barley

Abstract

A comparative study was made of the meiotic behaviour and protein electrophoretic patterns of 12 different varieties of barley (Hordeum vulgare L)., including chiasma frequency, pollen sterility and chromosomal behaviour during different stages of meiosis. Though all the cultivars showed a uniform somatic chromosome number of 2n=14, they differed from each other in details of meiotic behaviour. Proteins were extracted from the seeds and subjected to polyacrylamide gel electro-phoresis. Within a certain range, each variety showed a distinct pattern.