Effect of exudate of mango fruit stalk and chemical mutagens in M1 generation of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.).
Patil A. N., Meshram L. D., Nandanwar R. S.
Author Affiliation: Panjabrao Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola 444104, India.
Crop Research (Hisar) 5 : 266-269
Abstract : Dry seeds of chilli cv. Jwala (with 10-12% moisture) were treated with 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5% acrid mango juice, dimethyl sulfate, ethyl methanesulfonate and a water control for 12 and 18 h duration at 20°C and were sown in raised beds. Forty-five-day-old M1 seedlings were subsequently transplanted to the field at Akola. Data were recorded on germination rate, 5 plant characters and pollen sterility (in 1% acetocarmine stain). In general, the mutagenic treatments in comparison with the control produced a decrease in germination percentage and plant height, an increase in pollen sterility, and some stimulatory effects for number of branches, and the number, weight and length of fruits.