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Influence of Gamma Radiations and EMS on Morphological Characteristics of Gladiolus cv. PINK BEAUTY


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1 Department of Horticulture, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), India
2 Department of Horticulture, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana)
3 Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), India
     

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The corms of gladiolus cv. PINK BEAUTY were treated with gamma rays (0, 3, 6, 9 kR), EMS (0. 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 %) both alone and in combination including control i.e. untreated. Different vegetative, floral and corm parameters were recorded. The days taken for sprouting of corms were delayed after treatment with gamma rays and recorded maximum at 6 kR + 0.2 % (26.78 days). Duration of sprouting was decreased by EMS and was observed to be maximum at 3 kR gamma rays (100%). The gladiolus plants could not survive in treatments of gamma rays and its combination with EMS. On the basis of above observations, it may be concluded that 0.2 to 0.6 per cent EMS doses are suitable for inducing mutation in gladiolus.

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Gladiolus, Gamma Rays, EMS, Sprouting.
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Authors

Monika Yadav
Department of Horticulture, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), India
Vinita Rajput
Department of Horticulture, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana)
R. S. Saharan
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), India
S. K. Sehrawat
Department of Horticulture, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), India
Ravika
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (Haryana), India

Abstract


The corms of gladiolus cv. PINK BEAUTY were treated with gamma rays (0, 3, 6, 9 kR), EMS (0. 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 %) both alone and in combination including control i.e. untreated. Different vegetative, floral and corm parameters were recorded. The days taken for sprouting of corms were delayed after treatment with gamma rays and recorded maximum at 6 kR + 0.2 % (26.78 days). Duration of sprouting was decreased by EMS and was observed to be maximum at 3 kR gamma rays (100%). The gladiolus plants could not survive in treatments of gamma rays and its combination with EMS. On the basis of above observations, it may be concluded that 0.2 to 0.6 per cent EMS doses are suitable for inducing mutation in gladiolus.

Keywords


Gladiolus, Gamma Rays, EMS, Sprouting.

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