The genus Allium is one of the largest monocotyledon genera having 1000 designated
species with commercial and economic significance. Allium cepa L.(onion) and Allium …

Narrow genetic variation limits the success of crop improvement programs. Mutagenesis
using ethyl methanesulphonate (EMS) provides an opportunity to increase genetic variation …

Cowpea is the poor man's crop that lacks variability due to its autogamous nature. Induced
mutation serves as a potential source in the induction of variability in crops. On the other …

Induced mutagenesis plays a pivotal role in inducing variability among crops where
hybridization is too hectic. However, efficiency of mutagen can be estimated by determining …

Barley ('Hordeum vulgare'L.) has narrow genetic base for selection of promising ideotypes
for the following traits: high biomass yield for livestock feed, enhanced agronomic and …

The present investigation was carried out during two consecutive seasons 2015 and 2016 in
fruit nursery of faculty of Agriculture at Moshtohor, Benha University, in order to throw some …

The present investigations to study the induced mutagenesis of Ethyl Methane Sulphonate
(EMS) on the seed germination, seedling survival and LD50 value of P. sumatrense the …

Mutation breeding is a key method of generating large number of heritable variations.
Effective dose (LD50) needs to be standardized for inducing sufficient variation in a crop. In …

In Türkiye, the general name for aromatic plant species belonging to the Lamiaceae family is
“thyme”. However, species containing thymol/carvacrol type essential oil are considered …

The main aim of the plant breeding is to change and improve the genetic structure of plants
to meet the demands of farmers. Alternatively, breeders have been using mutation breeding …