Vegetos- An International Journal of Plant Research
  • Year: 2007
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue: 2

Effect of Methyl Methane Sulphonate (MMS) on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Solanum melongena L. var. Pusa Kranti

  • Author:
  • Danish Shahab, M.Y.K. Ansari
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 19 to 21

Cytogenetics and Mutation Breeding Lab, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, U.P., e-mail: danish18581 @yahoo.co.in.

Abstract

Mutagenic effect of various concentrations of Methyl Methane Sulphonate (MMS) was studied on seed germination and seedling height in M, generation of Solanum melongena L. (var. Pusa Kranti) showing significant effects on seed germination and seedling height whereas high concentrations of MMS adversely affected germination.

Keywords

Solanum melongena, MMS, Mutagenesis, seed