Legume Research-An International Journal

STUDIES ON EVALUATION OF M4 PROGENIES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SELECTION ON M3 PROGENIES IN COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata L.)

Article Id: LR-2851 | Page : 392-395
Citation :- STUDIES ON EVALUATION OF M4 PROGENIES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SELECTION ON M3 PROGENIES IN COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata L.).Legume Research-An International Journal.2013.(36):392-395
Sunita Dhaka, V.V. Singh*1 and K.Ram Krishna singhvijayveer71@gmail.com
Address : Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, SKN College of Agriculture, (SKRAU) Jobner -303 329, India

Abstract

A mutagenesis programme was undertaken using ethylmethane sulphonate (EMS), methylmethane sulphonate (MMS) and Sodium azide (SA) on cowpea varieties RC-19 and RC-101. Progenies were advanced to M4 generation with an objective to determine effectiveness of selection exercised on high yielding progenies during M3 generation. For this purpose, a comparison of individual M4 progenies with the mean of their bulk progenies was made and found that progeny number 27-6-10, 36-5-2,36-8-8 and 37-3-10 of RC-19 and progeny number 92-2-9, 119-3-1,112-1-10 and 128-4-5 of RC-101 were significantly superior than their respective bulk and control population for seed yield per plant. This indicated that selection was effective in M3.

Keywords

Cowpea Effectiveness of selection Ethylmethane sulphonate (EMS) Methylmethane sulphonate (MMS) Sodium azide (SA).

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