The effects of gamma and ethylmethanesulphonate treatments on agronomical traits of niger (Guizotia abyssinica Cass.)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 4459-4464

  Naik, Poornananda Madhava ^a   Murthy, Hosakatte Niranjana ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agronomical trait; Ethyl methanesulphonate; Gamma ray; M1 generation; M2 generation; Niger

Indexed keywords

MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

AGRONOMY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; GAMMA RADIATION; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SEED WEIGHT;

GUIZOTIA ABYSSINICA;

EID: 70349482512     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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