The present report relates with the tricotyledony noticed during an experiment carried out to study the germinatiom and vigour of seeds of Aconitum spicatum Stapf.
Seed germination, Genetic variability, Butea, Cotyledons, Epigeous
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Basnet, D.B., 2011. Occurrence of tricotyledony in Aconitum spicatum Stapf.. Indian Journal of Forestry, 34(2), pp.213-214. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2011-56J885
Manuscript Published on 01 June 2011
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