Frequency and types of mutations induced in bread wheat by some physical and chemical mutagens
| Title | Frequency and types of mutations induced in bread wheat by some physical and chemical mutagens |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1958 |
| Authors | PAL B.P., SIKKA S.M., Swaminathan M.S., NATARAJAN A.T. |
| Journal | Wheat Information Service |
| Volume | 7 |
| Start Page | 14 |
| Date Published | 20/05/1958 |
| Keywords | Frequency and types, mutations induced in bread wheat, some physical and chemical mutagens, Wheat Information Service |
| Abstract | Seeds of C-591, a cultivated bread wheat variety, were irradiated in 1956 with X-rays, fast neutrons and beta particles from radioactive phosphorus (P32) and sulphur (S35) with a view to compare the frequency and types of mutations observed in the M2 progenies derived from the different treatments. Following the observation made in our Laboratory that vegetable oils such as those derived from groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) caster (Ricinus communis) and mustard (Brassica campestris var. toria and B. juncea) are capable of inducing chromosome breakage in species of Triticum (Swaminathan and Natarajan, Curr. Sci. 25: 382-84; 1956), dry seeds of C-591 were soaked in these oils for 24 hours and then sown in the field. |
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