Chromosome Number Of Plants & Agricultural Crops

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 by Aditya Abhishek

This ultimate guide on the chromosome number of plants will help you to learn the chromosome numbers of important crops. If you are a botany or BSc. Agriculture student then this guide will help you a lot. However, anyone interested in learning chromosome numbers can use this guide.

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Through this article, you will learn the chromosome numbers of cereal crops, fiber crops, pulse crops, edible oilseed crops, vegetables, fruits, flowers, spices etc.

Table of Contents

Chromosome Number Of Cereal Crops

Serial Number	Cereal Crop Name	Chromosome Number
1.	Barley	2n = 14, 28
2.	Buckwheat	2n = 16
3.	Corn	2n = 20
4.	Emmer Wheat	2n = 28
5.	Finger Millet	2n = 36
6.	Foxtail Millet	2n = 18, 36
7.	Pearl Millet	2n = 14, 28
8.	Proso Millet	2n = 18
9.	Oats	2n = 28
10.	Quinoa	2n = 36, 72
11.	Rice	2n = 24
12.	Rye	2n = 14, 28
13.	Sorghum	2n = 20, 40
14.	Spelt	2n = 42
15.	Teff	2n = 20
16.	Triticale	2n = 42
17.	Common Wheat	2n = 42
18.	Durum Wheat	2n = 28, 30, 32, 40

Chromosome Number Of Fiber Crops

Serial Number	Fiber Crop Name	Chromosome Number
1.	Abacá	2n = 20
2.	African Bowstring Hemp	2n = 50
3.	Coir (Coconut)	2n = 32
4.	Cotton	2n = 52
5.	Flax	2n = 30
6.	Hemp	2n = 20
7.	Jute	2n = 14
8.	Kenaf	2n = 36
9.	Nettle	2n = 26
10.	New Zealand Flax	2n = 32
11.	Ramie	2n = 28
12.	Roselle	2n = 4x = 72
13.	Sunn Hemp	2n = 16
14.	Sisal	2n = 150

Chromosome Numbers Of Pulse Crops

Serial Number	Pulse Crop Name	Chromosome Number
1.	Chickpea	2n = 16
2.	Common Bean	2n = 22
3.	Cowpea	2n = 22
4.	Faba Bean	2n = 12
5.	Lentil	2n = 14
6.	Lupin	2n = 48
7.	Mung Bean	2n = 22
8.	Pigeonpea	2n = 22
9.	Red Kidney Bean	2n = 22
10.	Soybean	2n = 40
11.	Urad Bean	2n = 22
12.	Velvet Bean	2n = 22

Chromosome Number Of Oilseed Crops

Serial Number	Oilseed Crop Name	Chromosome Number
1.	Canola	2n = 38
2.	Groundnut	2n = 40
3.	Jatropha	2n = 22
4.	Mustard	2n = 36
5.	Olive	2n = 46
6.	Palm	2n = 32
7.	Rapeseed	2n = 20
8.	Safflower	2n = 24
9.	Sesame	2n = 26
10.	Soybean	2n = 36
11.	Sunflower	2n = 40

Chromosome Number Of Vegetable Crops

Serial Number	Vegetable Crop Name	Chromosome Number
1.	Artichoke	2n = 34
2.	Asparagus	2n = 20
3.	Beetroot	2n = 18
4.	Bell pepper	2n = 24
5.	Bitter gourd	2n = 22
6.	Broccoli	2n = 18
7.	Brussels sprouts	2n = 18
8.	Cabbage	2n = 18
9.	Carrot	2n = 18
10.	Cauliflower	2n = 18
11.	Celery	2n = 22
12.	Chard	2n = 18
13.	Chili Pepper	2n = 24
14.	Collard Greens	2n = 18
15.	Cucumber	2n = 14
16.	Eggplant	2n = 24
17.	Endive	2n = 18
18.	Fennel	2n = 22
19.	Garlic	2n = 16
20.	Green Bean	2n = 22
21.	Kale	2n = 18
22.	Kohlrabi	2n = 18
23.	Leek	2n = 32
25.	Lettuce	2n = 18
26.	Mustard Greens	2n = 36
27.	Okra	2n = 8x = 72
28.	Onion	2n = 16
29.	Parsnip	2n = 22
30.	Pea	2n = 14
31.	Potato	2n = 4x = 48
32.	Pumpkin	2n = 40
33.	Radish	2n = 18
34.	Rutabaga	2n = 38
35.	Shallot	2n = 16
36.	Snap pea	2n = 14
37.	Snow pea	2n = 14
38.	Spinach	2n = 12
39.	Squash	2n = 40
40.	Sweet Potato	2n = 6x = 90
41.	Swiss Chard	2n = 18
42.	Tomato	2n = 24
43.	Turnip	2n = 20
44.	Watercress	2n = 8x = 64
45.	Watermelon	2n = 22
46.	Winter Squash	2n = 40
47.	Yam	2n = 40, 60, 80
48	Zucchini	2n = 40
49.	Acorn Squash	2n = 40

Chromosome Number Of Fruit Crops

Serial Number	Fruit Crop Name	Chromosome Number
1.	Apple	2n = 34
2.	Apricot	2n = 16
3.	Banana	2n = 22
4.	Blackberry	2n = 14
5.	Blueberry	2n = 24
6.	Cherry	2n = 16
7.	Clementine	2n = 18
8.	Cranberry	2n = 24
9.	Date Palm	2n = 36
10.	Fig	2n = 26
11.	Grape	2n = 38
12.	Guava	2n = 22
13.	Kiwi	2n = 58
14.	Lemon	2n = 18
15.	Lime	2n = 18
16.	Mango	2n = 40
17.	Orange	2n = 18
18.	Papaya	2n = 28
19.	Passion Fruit	2n = 18
21.	Pear	2n = 34
22.	Pineapple	2n = 50
23.	Plum	2n = 16
25.	Pomegranate	2n = 16, 18
26.	Raspberry	2n = 14
27.	Strawberry	2n = 28
28.	Watermelon	2n = 22

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About Aditya Abhishek

An agricultural graduate from SDSUV, Uttarakhand, Aditya Abhishek created Agriculture Review to bridge the gap between agricultural science and practical application. He is dedicated to providing students and nature enthusiasts with high-quality, actionable insights into farming, crop protection, and home gardening.

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