Cytogenetical Analyses of some species of the genus Sisymbrium (Brassicaceae) in Turkey

In this study, karyotype analyses of three species belonging to the genus SisymbriumL. (Brassicaceae) and grown naturally in Turkey were conducted. These taxa areS. officinale (L.) Scop., S. runcinatum Lag. ex DC. and S.orientale L. The somatic chromosome number of 2n = 14 was reported forall species. Total chromosome lengths are between 1.33 and 2.43 µm in S.officinale, 1.30 and 2.48 µm in S. orientale, 1.02 and 2.18µm in S. runcinatum. The karyotypes are as follows: S. officinaleconsists of 12m + 2sm, S. orientale consists of 10m + 4sm and S. runcinatum consistsof 10m + 4sm chromosome pairs. S. runcinatum is the most asymmetricalkaryotype based on all index values.