<span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family: " times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"times="" roman";mso-bidi-font-family:="" "times="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:en-us;="" mso-bidi-language:hi"="" lang="EN-US">Improved fixing and image interpretation techniques for counting chromosomes in Seagrass<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"> Halodule pinifolia </i>(Miki) den Hartog.</span>

Abstract

Cytogenetics is a pioneer technique used to differentiate the plants at species level including seagrasses. Present study consists an improved technique for staining of chromosomes of seagrass <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Halodule pinifolia</i> (2n= 44). By modifying and updating old methods, an improved technique for counting chromosomes has been developed. Image interpretation techniques applied in the study in Photoshop CS2 ver.9 allowed to read the chromosomes apparently with high accuracy.