“…Of 85 inversions detected, eight are on the X chromosome, 24 are on chromosome 2, and the remaining 53 are concentrated on chromosome 3 (Kurnar & Gupta, 198 6a, 1988). Moreover, only three inversions, IIL-2 on the left arm of chromosome 2 and 111-2 and 111-35 on chromosome 3, are shown to be heterotic in both laboratory and natural populations of the species (Kumar & Gupta, 1988, 1989.…”