Agromorphological and biochemical characterization of mutagens induced M3 mutant lines of grasspea.

ABSTRACT: Grasspea is one of the important cool season legumes in India and it is hardy in nature. Although this crop is robust, it is not commonly grown because presence of more amount of the β-N-oxalyl-L-α, β diaminopropionic acid (β-ODAP) in the seeds and it causes neurolathyrism. Due to low levels of genetic variation in β-ODAP content in grasspea made it difficult to improve through traditional breeding. However, induced mutagenesis can be a useful and alternative method to add more genetic variability, opening up more possibilities for the identification and characterization of new genetic variations. In this study, three varieties (Nirmal, Biol-212 and Berhampur Local) seeds were treated with physical mutagen (γ-rays) chemical mutagen (EMS) and their combinations. M1, M2 and M3 populations we

SUBMITTER: Singh PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11814090 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature