ABSTRACT
Plant Species DNA Contenta (Mb) Number of n Chromosomes Thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) 120 5 Rice (Oryza sativa) 430-460 12 Mungbean (Vigna radiata) 500 11 Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) 750-780 10 Soybean (glycine max.) 1100 20 Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) 1650 12 Maize (Zea mays) 2400-3200 10 Barley (Hordeum vulgare) 4900-5300 7 Rye (Secale cereale) 8000 7 Oats (Avena sativa) 11,300 21 Hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum) 16,000 21 aArumuganathan and Earle (1991); Bennett and Smith (1976); Laurie and Bennett (1985).
