Quantitative Assessment of the Seed Storage Protein in Induced Mutants

The chickpea is one of important leguminous crops in world and Indian subcontinent. The grain legumes serve as important sources of proteins and protein content ranging between 20% in pea to 40% lupine. Mutagenesis is harnessed to change the quantitative and qualitative properties of the seed protein. Legume seed proteins primarily enhance the nutritional quality including structure, texture, flavor and colour. The present study has been focused to study the mutagenic effect of the physical and chemical mutagens on protein content.