The assessment of mutagen induced biological damage forms an important study in
determining the mutagenic potency and genotypic sensitivity, a vital aspect in mutation …

Variation is an important driving factor in the process of evolution. To create genomic
variation and enhance, the existing germplasm is the perspective behind the plant breeding …

Abstract Background Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) is highly esteemed for its
therapeutic properties and is widely used in traditional medicine and modern pharmacology …

Mutation breeding technique for the improvement of pulse crops with special reference to faba
bean (Vicia faba L.) Page 237 CHAPTER 8 MUTATION BREEDING TECHNIQUE FOR THE …

Feeding the exponentially growing populations around the globe under changing climatic
conditions is going to be a cumbersome task. The enhancement in food production is …

Cytomictic behaviour of chromosomes among pollen mother cells was observed in
mutagenic studies in cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.). The study of pollen …

The integrity of cellular DNA of all organism including plants is constantly at risk and may
suffers damage endogenously or exogenously by different types of genotoxins such as …

Mutagenesis is the widely used method to induce crop variation. It is induced mainly through
applications of physical, chemical, and biological means. The agents used under these …

Vegetatively propagated crops usually lack regular flowering system and if it has flowers
then these are highly miute or in reduced form such as in sugarcane. There are no or very …

For numerous crops, a series of cytogenetic stocks have been prepared. These stocks were
haploids, monosomic, trisomic, autotetraploids, extracted alloploids, synthetic alloploids …