The misidentification of Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc. in the Kashmir Himalaya, India is corrected. In addition to its taxonomic description and illustration, the paper discusses the range expansion of this invasive plant species into different aquatic habitats and management implications in the region.

During the present study, protein estimation and protein profiling of five cultivars of Cicer namely Dhawal, ujjwal, Shubhra, DCP-92-3 and IPC-04-20 have been carried out. The protein content on per gram fresh weight basis was found highest in the Dhawal measuring 35.2± 3.83 mg followed by DCP-92-3 and lowest was found in the IPC-04-20 cultivar. The protein profiling of seed proteins using sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) revealed a high polymorphism between the five cultivars. The total number of polypeptide bands recorded was 36, the 4 bands were monomorphic and the rest32 were polymorphic with an average polymorphism of 88.88%. The Jacards similarity ranged from 0.25000 to 0.56000. The similarity index calculated was highest between Ujjwal and IPC-04-20 (37.5%) where as lowest was calculated between Shubhra and IPC-04-20 (22.22%) variety. The unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA) clustering method revealed two major clusters in the dendrogram that is, cluster 1 and 2, comprising two varieties each. The Shubhra occupies a distinct place as depicted in the dendrogram. Moreover, cytological studies of the five cultivars by calculating the mitotic index were carried out. The mitotic index varied between 4.82 to 10.83% and was found highest in DCP-92-3 while as minimum value was observed in Ujjwal.