Agrobiological characterization of some durum wheat mutant forms

Considerable scientific and research work brought about the development of new mutant forms of durum wheat having a series of valuable biological and commercial properties and qualities. Of the physical mutagenous agents gamma-rays and fast neutrons and of the chemical ones ethylenimine (EI) and diethyl sulphate (DES) were used. The new mutant forms M-H/192, M-5753/220, M-5782/176, M-4575/187, 6322/225, etc. may play an important role in wheat breeding and farm production as direct varieties. Some of them are particularly valuable because of very good values of the most important biochemical characteristics. Results point to the good possibility and prospect of the experimental mutagenesis as a new methd of durum wheat breeding. (author)