ABSTRACT
Studies on cumin karyotype have shown that the chromosome number of cumin is 2n= 14. Baijal and Kaul (3) have also reported cumin chromosomes as 2n= 14 and stated that these chromosomes could be divided into seven morphological groups based on their absolute length and initial and secondary cavities. Cumin also has three pairs of satellite chromosomes. Jha and Roy (15) using tissue culture studies on cumin, showed that callus as well as regenerated shoots, roots and buds are diploid with 14 chromosomes. Cytological analysis of three cumin varieties by Chattopadhyay and Sharma (6) also showed that the number of somatic chromosomes is 2n= 14. Most chromosomes had cavities at their end or central parts.
