Manual on mutation breeding : a joint undertaking

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Atomic Energy in Food and Agriculture
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vienna : International Atomic Energy Agency , 1977
Edition:2nd ed
Series:Technical reports series no. 119
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. In troduction
  • 2. Mutagenic radiation
  • 3. Chemical mutagens
  • 4. Other causes of mutations
  • 5. Mutagen effects in the first generation after seed treatment
  • 6. Types of mutations
  • 7. Induced mutation techniques in breeding seed propagated species
  • 8. Induced mutant techniques in breeding asexually propageted plants
  • 9. Plant characters to be improved by mutation breeding
  • 10. Utilization of mutagen effects for solving particular plant breeding problems
  • 11. Experience with induced mutations in cross breeding
  • 12. Somatic cell genetics and induced mutations
  • 13. When to use mutations in plant breeding