Published July 1988 | Version v1
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Induced dwarf mutant of lentil, RPL-1

Creators

  • 1. Tirhut College of Agriculture, Dholi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar (India)

Description

Full text: Seeds of LL-78 variety of lentil were irradiated with 5, 10, 15, 20 krad of gamma rays. In M2 from 20 krad treatment, a plant with dwarf stature was obtained. Its height was 16 cm, the parent plant 42 cm. In M3 (1985-86 winter season) 23 plants could be grouped into two classes. Sixteen plants were shorter than 10 cm (dwarf) and seven were between 20 and 30 cm (semi-dwarf). Dwarf plant bred true in M4 but semi-dwarf segregated in the ratio of 1 dwarf: 1 semi-dwarf. This dwarf mutant line, RPL-1 is the dwarfest genotype of lentil so far known. It may be useful in lentil breeding to evolve high yielding dwarf varieties suitable for areas where lentil plants lodge due to excessive vegetative growth. (author)

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Part of:
Mutation breeding newsletter. No. 32

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Publishing Information

Publisher
IAEA
Imprint Place
Vienna (Austria)
Imprint Title
Mutation breeding newsletter. No. 32
Imprint Pagination
36 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 11
ISSN
1011-260X
Report number
INIS-XA--480

INIS

Country of Publication
Austria
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
33017215
Subject category
S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
HEIGHT; LEGUMINOSAE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIATION INDUCED MUTANTS; SEEDS
Descriptors DEC
DIMENSIONS; GROWTH; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPSIDA; MUTANTS; PLANTS

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