Wheat is the largest cereal food in the world's staple food supply. The expansion of the
wheat crop needs to be done through extensification efforts in the lowlands to increase …

The determination of the optimum dose of radiation through its impacts on the growth
attributes of the crop is the prerequisite for successful induced mutation breeding. For …

In vitro mutagenesis approach using gamma irradiation has its proven advantages over
conventional breeding methods, since the same exhibits more potential for mutation …

Understanding the phenotypic variation and designing a mini‐core collection is an efficient
method to accelerate the genetic gain of bambara groundnut. A collection of 300 bambara …

The knowledge of genetic variability and breeding techniques is crucial in crop improvement
programs. This information is especially important in underutilized crops such as Bambara …

Curcuma longa L. is a medicinal plant that contains bioactive constituents with various
pharmacological properties. However, turmeric is vulnerable to the bacterial wilt disease …

Ionizing radiations are a helpful technique and have improved financial potential in
developing new and unique commercially important fruit tree varieties. The 'Yaghouti'grape …

Carbon ion beam irradiation (CIBI) is a highly efficient mutagenesis for generating mutations
that can be used to expand germplasm resources and create superior new germplasm. The …

Gladiolus is a highly allogamous flower plant, but owing to the prolonged juvenile phase,
asexual propagation is preferred, which acts as a barrier for the induction of natural genetic …

Sorghum is an important C4 crop with various food and nonfood uses. Although
improvements through hybridization and selection have been exploited, the introduction of …