Yonezawa, K. and Yamagata, H. (1977) On the optimum mutation rate and optimum dose for practical mutation breeding. Euphytica, 26 (2). pp. 413-426.
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Abstract
Formulae are presented from which optimum mutation rates for use in plant breeding may be derived. The mutagen dosages required to effect such rates are estimated. It is suggested that in cereal crops, such as rice and barley, only low mutation rates are necessary to obtain useful mutants: for this, less than 5 kR gamma or X rays and less than 2% h ethyl methanesulphonate are required. High mutation rates are considered necessary only for special cases.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | SNNigam Collection |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Mutation breeding, optimum mutation rate, optimum mutagen dose. |
| Author Affiliation: | Lab. Pl. Breed., Fac. Agric., Kyoto Univ., Japan. |
| Subjects: | Plant Production > Production Practices Crop Improvement > Plant Breeding |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Mr Balakrishna Garadasu |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Apr 2013 09:09 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2013 09:09 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00027003 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/10021 |
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