Department of Vegetable Crops, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Online published on 20 March, 2012.
The investigations on the induced variability of economic traits were carried out in two varieties of okra namely Pusa Sawani and Punjab-7. The mutagenic effect of different doses of gamma rays, EMS and their combination were tested. The treatment 20 Kr + 0.4% (γ-rays + EMS) was found best for first flowering, first picking, fruit length, number of fruits per plant, total yield, marketable yield and virus incidence. Punjab-7 was significantly superior than Pusa Sawani for fruit length, number of fruits per plant, total yield, marketable yield and virus incidence.
Mutation, Mutagens, Okra, γ-rays
