Screening of ethyl methane sulphonate mutagenized tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] population identifies Al-tolerant lines

About 15,000 M2 seeds of ethyl-methane-sulphonate (EMS)-mutagenized population were screened along with Al-tolerant and sensitive checks and the M0 variety. Strongly acidic soil with an external application of a toxic Al-solution and exposure to moisture stress was used to maximize selection pressur...

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Main Authors: Ermias A. Desta, Shimelis Hussein, Mark Laing, Fentahun Mengistu, Zerihun Tadele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Plant Interactions
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17429145.2017.1310943