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Effect of ethyl methanesulfonate mediated mutation for enhancing morpho-physio-biochemical and yield contributing traits of fragrant rice.
PeerJ - 1 Jan 2023
Shamshad Areeqa, Rashid Muhammad, Jankuloski Ljupcho, Ashraf Kamran, Sultan Khawar, Alamri Saud, Siddiqui Manzer H, Munir Tehzeem, Zaman Qamar Uz
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Background: Chemical mutagenesis has been successfully used for increasing genetic diversity in crop plants. More than 800 novel mutant types of rice (Oryza sativa L.) have been developed through the successful application of numerous mutagenic agents. Among a wide variety of chemical mutagens, ethyl-methane-sulfonate (EMS) is the alkylating agent that is most commonly employed in crop plants because it...
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