Published 1991
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Mutation breeding of groundnuts (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Uganda
Description
In 1976, mutation breeding of groundnuts was carried out by irradiating the seeds of the Red Beauty (B1) variety with 1500 rad of fast neutrons or 20 krad of 60Co gamma rays. After initial selection, eight promising mutant lines were selected for further testing. In 1989, the mutants were evaluated at three locations and compared with their parent variety. The results obtained showed that seven of the mutant lines gave higher average yields than the parent variety. 2 refs, 1 tab
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- IAEA.
- Imprint Place
- Vienna (Austria)
- ISBN
- 92-0-010191-7
- Imprint Title
- Plant mutation breeding for crop improvement. V.2
- Imprint Pagination
- 498 p.
- Series
- Proceeding series.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 189-192.
Conference
- Title
- International symposium on the contribution of plant mutation breeding for crop improvement.
- Dates
- 18-22 Jun 1990.
- Place
- Vienna (Austria).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Austria
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 22055212
- Subject category
- S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- DISEASE RESISTANCE; FAST NEUTRONS; GAMMA RADIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYBRIDIZATION; LEGUMINOSAE; PEANUTS; PLANT BREEDING; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIATION INDUCED MUTANTS; SEEDS
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FOOD; FRUITS; HADRONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MUTANTS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEONS; NUTS; PLANTS; RADIATIONS
Optional Information
- Contract/Grant/Project number
- Contract IAEA-R-3495/RB; Project UGA/5/011
- Secondary number(s)
- IAEA-SM--311/79P.