“…However, when such studies have been undertaken they have provided useful in formation regarding the genetic architecture and interrelationships of complex taxa. Some of the important contributions include those of Nagao (1933), Fernandes and Fernandes (1946), Fernandes (1950) and Fernandes and Franca (1971) on Narcissus, Simonet (1934Simonet ( , 1962 on Iris and Khoshoo and Guha (1976) on Canna. The soli tary report on meiosis in Sternbergia fischeriana (Koul and Khan 1971) has revealed the existence of a translocation heterozygote population in Kashmir.…”