Published June 1990 | Version v1
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Induced mutations for crop improvement

  • 1. Joint FAO/IAEA Div. of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Vienna (Austria). Plant Breeding Section

Description

Mutation induction has become an established tool in plant breeding to supplement existing germ plasma and to improve cultivars in certain specific traits. Hundreds of improved varieties have been released to farmers for many different crop species, demonstrating the economic value of the technology. Limitations arise mainly from the large mutagenized populations to be screened and from the unsatisfactory selection methods. Both limitations may be eased to some extent by advances in techniques of plant in-vitro culture. (author). Refs, 1 fig., 7 tabs

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
86 p.
Journal Issue
no.7
Journal Series
Mutation breeding review.
ISSN
1011-2618
Report number
INIS-mf--13554

INIS

Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
24053435
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Quality check status
Yes
Descriptors DEI
COMPILED DATA; CROPS; FRUIT TREES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LEGUMINOSAE; MUTAGENESIS; ORNAMENTAL PLANTS; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIATION INDUCED MUTANTS; REVIEWS;
Descriptors DEC
BIOTECHNOLOGY; DATA; DOCUMENT TYPES; GROWTH; INFORMATION; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPSIDA; MUTANTS; NUMERICAL DATA; PLANTS; TREES;

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Notes
Also included in French translation by R. Marie published as Mutation Breeding Review, no. 9.