Published July 1982
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Report
Evaluation of three induced short-culm wheat mutants obtained in Brazil
Creators
- 1. Instituto Agronomico de Campinas (Brazil)
- 2. Instituto Biologico de Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- 3. Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Piracicaba (Brazil)
Description
In 1974 a wheat mutation breeding research was initiated to select semi-dwarf mutants. The variety utilized was IAC-5 which is not so demanding as far as soil fertility is concerned and shows a certain resistance to high soil A1 content. However its high culm length might cause yield losses due to lodging. After seed gamma irradiation, three semi-dwarf mutants were selected at the M2 generation. Since then, these mutants have been tested in several parts of Brazil. The results of the trials showed that on average the mutants yielded less than the original variety, and possible reasons for the reduced yield are discussed. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Semi-dwarf cereal mutants and their use in cross-breeding
- Imprint Pagination
- 138 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 47-51.
- Report number
- IAEA-TECDOC--268
Conference
- Title
- Research co-ordination meeting on semi-dwarf cereal mutants and their use in cross-breeding.
- Dates
- 2 - 6 Mar 1981.
- Place
- Vienna (Austria).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 14749954
- Subject category
- S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ALUMINIUM; GAMMA RADIATION; HEIGHT; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT STEMS; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIATION INDUCED MUTANTS; SEEDS; SOILS; WHEAT
- Descriptors DEC
- CEREALS; DIMENSIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; GRAMINEAE; IONIZING RADIATIONS; METALS; MUTANTS; PLANTS; RADIATIONS