“…For the analysis of meiotic behavior, inflorescences of plants were collected at several development stages, and were fixed in an absolute ethanol solution: glacial acetic acid (3: 1) for 24 hours, transferred to 70% ethanol, and stored under refrigeration (Araújo et al 2005, Dahmer et al 2008. For the preparation of the slides, inflorescences were dissected, stained with 1% propionic carmine, and analyzed in optical microscope.…”