A comparison of the effects of physical and chemical mutagens in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

A comparison of the effects of physical and chemical mutagens in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

Three sesame genotypes (Rama, SI 1666 and IC 21706) were treated with physical (γ-rays: 200 Gy, 400 Gy or 600 Gy) or chemical (ethyl methane sulphonate, EMS: 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5% or 2.0%) mutagens and their mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency were estimated in the M2 generation. The M3 gener...

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Main Authors: Tamina Begum, Tapash Dasgupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2010-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
Subjects:
effectiveness
efficiency
mutagens
quantitative characters
sesame
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572010000400025

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