The karyotype analysis of Pistacia vera L. from Turkey

A detailed karyotype analysis was developed for Pistacia vera L. grown in Turkey. In vitro roots obtained from mature seeds were used as plant material. The chromosome number of P. vera L. was found to be 2n = 30 at c-metaphase of mitosis cell investigated for all of the materials. Centromere type of all chromosomes were determinated as median, submedian, subtelocentric, telocentric and total lengths of chromosome pairs were found between 35.4 and 5.97 microm. An idiogram was constructed from the average chromosome length, arm ratio and centomere type for each of the chromosome pairs.