• Ravindra Singh
• Mahendra Pal Singh
• Sadhana Chaurasia

Pollen viability is important for growers, breeders and development of genetic engineered plants. Information on pollen viability is a prerequisite for carrying out a meaningful crop improvement programme. The present investigation was carried out in the department of biological science. M.G.C.G.V. Chitrakoot. Five plants of Solanaceae namely Datura stramonium, Solanum xanthocarpum, Capsicum annum, Solanum nigrum and Withania somnifera were used for study the pollen viability. Stain tests have advantages as indicator of pollen viability because they are faster and easier than ollen germination. The percentage pollen viability ranged from 67%to 84%, which revealed that this genus has highest reproductive power as well as power of division and the lowest percentage of pollen viability was obtained in Withania somnifera (67%), revealed that this genus become scarcer and endangered. From the results it is concluded that information of pollen viability is an important for the study of reproductive biology and ensuring safer crosses performed to generate new hybrids and or increase fertility.

Pollen viability, Solanaceae, acetocarmine, Chitrakoot, genetic engineered plants.

"Study of pollen viability for the development of genetic engineered plants of Solanaceae family", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.229-234, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903G34.pdf

"Study of pollen viability for the development of genetic engineered plants of Solanaceae family", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp229-234, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903G34.pdf