Mutagenic Efficiency and Effectiveness in Kodomillet(Paspalum scrobiculatum L.)
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Author:A. Subramanian, A. Nirmalakumari and P. Veerabadhiran
p-ISSN:0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol:98, Issue:jan-mar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.100233
Abstract
Mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency of Gamma ray was studied in two genotypes of
Kodomillet (Paspalum scrobiculatum L.) viz., CO 3 and TNAU 51. Seeds of the two genotypes
were subjected to gamma irradiation at a dose of 400, 500, 600, 700 and 800 Gray .The mortality
percentage, lethality and injury in M1 seedlings were found to have linear relationship with
the dose of gamma rays. Considering the mortality and mutation frequencies, the dose 500
Gray was found to be highly efficient. Chlorophyll mutants like Albino, Xantha, Chlorina,
Striata and Viridis were found to occur in varying proportions in the M 2 generation. The
occurrence of more than one type of chlorophyll mutants in the same dose might be due to
simultaneous mutations in more than one locus. The mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency
were calculated based on biological damage. Both mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency
reduced with the increase in dose of irradiation. In the present investigation, 400 Gray dose
was observed to be highly efficient in terms of survival reduction for CO3 while for TNAU 51,
800 Gray dose was observed to be highly efficient. With reference to height reduction, 800
Gray dose recorded maximum efficiency. The 800 Gray dose was found to be highly effective
for inducing mutation in both the genotypes. But, for optimum recovery of viable mutants, 500
Gray dose was found to be effective dose in kodomillet.
Key words : Kodomillet, Gamma Rays, Mutation, Effectiveness, Efficiency