AbbreviationODAP
β-N-oxalyl-L-α, β-diaminopropionic acid.
Somaclones of Lathyrus sativus cv P-24 were obtained from leaf, internode and root derived callus cultures. These showed significantly decreased neurotoxin (ODAP) content up to 0.03% compared to that of parent cultivar P-24 (0.3%). The somaclones also showed higher seed yield than parent P-24. In addition, somaclone Bio I-22 showed significantly decreased time for flowering. Other heritable morphological variant features were leaf length, leaf breadth, internode length, flower colour, seed colour, 100 seed weight, neurotoxin content of leaves and red markings on the pods.
early flowering, low neurotoxin content, tissue culture, yield, Lathyrus sativus
