Desai, N D (1968) Mutagenic Effects of Ethylmethanesulfonate and Diethylsulfate as Seed Treatments in Sorghum Vulagare Pers. PhD thesis, The University of Wisconsin .
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Heritable variations, either spontaneous or induced, due to gene, chromosome or cytoplasmic changes are rare but essential events in the evolution of species and genera throughout the living world. They have been responsible for differentiation and diversification of crop plants. Plant breeders rely on gene recombination and transfer to increase polymorphy already occurring in nature. The success of a program on induced mutation breeding depends on the isolation of mutants which will ?s useful, either directly or indirectly. Artificial induction of mutations with X-radiation in maize was first accomplished by Stadler (50). The way to accelerate the efficiency of the mutation breeding program is, however, to increase the mutation rate so that one may expect an increased number of viable and useful mutants.
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
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| Author Affiliation: | The University of Wisconsin |
| Subjects: | Plant Protection Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Mr. SanatKumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jul 2013 12:47 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jul 2013 12:47 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/10931 |
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