Mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency are the most important factors determining the
success of mutation breeding, a coherent tool for quickly enhancing genetic diversity in …

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.) yields are considerably low in Namibia due to lack of
improved varieties and biotic and abiotic stresses, notably, recurrent drought. Thus, genetic …

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a bisexual and self-pollinated legume. It improves the soil
fertility through its natural ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen with its symbiotic bacteria …

To increase genetic variability within a crop, several plant breeding methods are followed.
One of the main methods is cross breeding with which the breeder tries to combine the …

Seeds of five cowpea varieties, Kaha 1, Dokki 331, Azmerly, Cream 7 and Giza 6, were
exposed to different doses of gamma radiation at50, 100, 200 and 300Gy. Some growth …

Abstract Seeds of Artocarpus hirsutus Lam., Garcinia xanthochymus Hook., Saraca asoca
Roxb., Rourea minor Gaertn., Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb., Terminalia chebula Retz …

The narrow genetic variation for drought adaptive traits and biomass allocation in wheat
(Triticum aestivum L.) presents a major bottleneck for breeding. Induced mutagenesis …

Rice is the source of important food in the world. The demand of rice tends to increase every
year, thus research to increase genetic variation of rice by gamma irradiation has been …

Abstract The seeds of Bhendi (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench) variety Arka Anamika
were subjected to the chemical mutagens. The investigation using ethyl methane …

Induced mutagenesis is now an established method for crop improvement. Mutation
techniques by using ionizing radiations and other mutagens have successfully produced …