Vol. 8, Issue 1 (2020)
Effects of ethyl methane sulphonate on the yield and qualtiy of crossandra (Crossandra infundibuliformis (L.) Nees.)
Author(s): S Vinodh and M Kannan
Abstract: The experiment aims to examine the effects of chemical mutagen viz., Ethyl Methane Sulphonate (20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 mM) on various characters viz., days to first flowering, days for spike to complete flowering, number of spikes per plant, number of flowers per spike, length of spike, corolla tube length, diameter of flower, number of flowers per plant, yield of flowers per plant, 100 flower weight and quality parameters. The results indicate that all the treatments affected the growth of the plants but sensitivity of crossandra to different concentrations was different. Sensitivity to EMS was determined by various measurements on the VM1 generation. In general, the variance was increased for all the characters under study in the treated populations compared with control suggesting an increase in genetic variability. However, the concentration 30 mM has recorded the more number of spikes and flowers, flower diameter and yield of flowers per plant than control.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i1h.8315
Pages: 539-541 | 578 Views 103 Downloads
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S Vinodh, M Kannan. Effects of ethyl methane sulphonate on the yield and qualtiy of crossandra (Crossandra infundibuliformis (L.) Nees.). Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(1):539-541. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i1h.8315
