Effects of the Mutagenic Agent Ethyl Methanesulfonate on the M1 Generation of Rape (brassica Napus)
Year: 1972
Type: article
Abstract: Germination of rape (Brassica napus L.) seed exposed to ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) for 12 hr at 20–25 C was differentially affected by EMS concentration, pH of treatment solution, seed size, and strain treated. All first order interactions among treatments, except EMS concentration × strain, significantly affected germination. Increasing EMS concentration from 0 to 1.0% adversely affected germination, plant vigor, and seed yield and increased the number of abnormal plants and the days to maturity in M1 populations. The types of plant abnormalities observed following EMS treatment are described.
DOI: 10.4141/cjps72-007
Authors: D. B. FOWLER, B. R. STEFANSSON
Institutions: University of Manitoba, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2073921228