Identification of desirable mutants in quantitative traits of lentil at early (M2) generation

Dahbia Tabti, Meriem Laouar, Karthika Rajendran, Shiv Kumar Agrawal, Aissa Abdelguerfi. (Accepted on 28/6/2017). Identification of desirable mutants in quantitative traits of lentil at early (M2) generation. Journal of Environmental Biology.

Abstract

Aim: Narrow genetic base and limited genetic diversity are the major research constraints that affect efficacy of class breeding methods in lentil. In order to circumvent these conditions, mutation breeding techniques were successfully employed in many studies.