Mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency of gamma rays and ethyl methane sulphonate in mungbean
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Author:AWNINDRA K. SINGH
p-ISSN:0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol:94, Issue:jan-jun
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.100624
Abstract
Mutation frequency, effectiveness and efficiency of gamma rays, ethyl methane
sulphonate individually and in their combination treatments were assessed in mungbean
cultivars PDM 11 and PDM 54. The study revealed that ethyl methane sulphonate (EMS)
was found to be more effective in inducing mutations in both the cultivars than gamma
rays. However EMS was also found more efficient than gamma ray treatment. The efficiency
of combination treatments was also higher than the gamma rays and EMS alone. There
was a progressive increase in mutation frequency of chlorophyll and viable mutations like
injury, pollen sterility and reduction in ovule fertility with the increase in doses of the
mutagen. Both mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency were found to be higher at higher
doses of gamma rays and ethyl methane sulphonate. Varietal preference to mutagens was
also noticed in the present study
Key words : Mutagens, gamma rays, ethyl methane sulphonate, pollen sterility, ovule sterility, mutation frequency