Aamir Raina1,2, Mohammad Rafiq Wani3, Rafiul Amin Laskar4, Samiullah Khan5. 1. Mutation Breeding Laboratory, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202 002, Uttar Pradesh, India. aamir854@gmail.com. 2. Botany Section, Women's College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202 002, India. aamir854@gmail.com. 3. Department of Botany, Abdul Ahad Azad Memorial Degree College Bemina, Cluster University Srinagar, 190 018, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. botanyrafiq@gmail.com. 4. Department of Botany, Bahona College, Jorhat, 785 101, Assam, India. 5. Mutation Breeding Laboratory, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202 002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Induced mutagenesis is a quick and effective breeding strategy to enhance genetic variability, an important prerequisite for the genetic improvement of existing lentil cultivars. Lentil is an important cool season food legume with low productivity due to the low yielding potential of existing lentil cultivars. The present study aimed at increasing the yielding potential, resulted in the isolation of six high-yielding mutant lines with dense micronutrients. METHODS AND RESULTS: Two lentil varieties were treated with different doses of ethyl methanesulphonate, hydrazine hydrate, and sodium azide, followed by phenotypic selection for consecutive three generations. In the M2 generation, six high-yielding mutant lines with stable phenotypes were isolated. The results revealed a substantial increase in mean values for quantitative and physiological traits coupled with a manifold increase in the genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV), heritability (h2), and genetic advance (GA). Correlation analysis revealed that plant yield was significantly and positively influenced (P < 0.001) by fertile branches per plant, pods per plant, and seed weight. Principal component analysis revealed two principal components contributed 63.5 and 62.5% of the total variation in the varieties Pant L-639 and Pant L-406, respectively. CONCLUSION: The isolated high-yielding mutant lines with dense micronutrients that serve as rich genetic resources could be subjected to further breeding trials. After attaining yield stability, these might be registered and released as new improved lentil varieties.
BACKGROUND: Induced mutagenesis is a quick and effective breeding strategy to enhance genetic variability, an important prerequisite for the genetic improvement of existing lentil cultivars. Lentil is an important cool season food legume with low productivity due to the low yielding potential of existing lentil cultivars. The present study aimed at increasing the yielding potential, resulted in the isolation of six high-yielding mutant lines with dense micronutrients. METHODS AND RESULTS: Two lentil varieties were treated with different doses of ethyl methanesulphonate, hydrazine hydrate, and sodium azide, followed by phenotypic selection for consecutive three generations. In the M2 generation, six high-yielding mutant lines with stable phenotypes were isolated. The results revealed a substantial increase in mean values for quantitative and physiological traits coupled with a manifold increase in the genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV), heritability (h2), and genetic advance (GA). Correlation analysis revealed that plant yield was significantly and positively influenced (P < 0.001) by fertile branches per plant, pods per plant, and seed weight. Principal component analysis revealed two principal components contributed 63.5 and 62.5% of the total variation in the varieties Pant L-639 and Pant L-406, respectively. CONCLUSION: The isolated high-yielding mutant lines with dense micronutrients that serve as rich genetic resources could be subjected to further breeding trials. After attaining yield stability, these might be registered and released as new improved lentil varieties.
Authors: Fernanda S Farnese; Paulo E Menezes-Silva; Grasielle S Gusman; Juraci A Oliveira Journal: Front Plant Sci Date: 2016-04-12 Impact factor: 5.753