Variability for components of yield induced in soybeans by seed treatment with gamma radiation, fission neutrons, and ethylmethane sulfonate

Journal Article · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1975 · Crop Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci1976.0011183X001600020017x· OSTI ID:7340470

Conger, B V; Skinner, L W; Skold, L N

The variability for individual components of yield in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) induced by seed treatment with fission neutrons, gamma radiation, and ethylmethane sulfonate was studied. Nine M/sub 3/ populations, including three doses of each mutagen, were compared with a control for pods/plant, wt/100 seeds, and total seed wt/plant. The means for individual yield components were not significantly altered by the mutagenic treatments. A comparison of frequency distributions of populations from mutagen-treated seed vs. the control revealed differences for certain treatments. The most effective mutagen for increasing variability of the yield components was ethylmethane sulfonate.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
• OSTI ID: 7340470
• Journal Information: Crop Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: Crop Sci.; (United States) Vol. 16:2; ISSN CRPSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
BARYONS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY
BIOMASS
DISTRIBUTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EMS
ENERGY SOURCES
ESTERS
FERMIONS
FISSION NEUTRONS
FOOD
GAMMA RADIATION
GENETIC VARIABILITY
HADRONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
IRRADIATION
MUTAGENS
MUTANTS
MUTATION FREQUENCY
MUTATIONS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
POPULATIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
RADIATIONS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SEEDS
SOYBEANS
SULFONIC ACID ESTERS
VEGETABLES