Author:
SUVENDU MONDAL ,ANAND M BADIGANNAVAR
Abstract
Groundnut is used as a food crop for its oil, protein content and other valuable bioactive compounds. Inducedmutagenesis played an important role to generate genetic variability in this crop. Here we report the identificationof a high protein mutant from a mutagenized population of a rust resistant breeding line, TG 66. The mutant, TGM206 revealed a 19.8 per cent increment of seed protein content compared to its parent. Through protein analysis itwas found that the conarachin fraction was selectively increased in this mutant.
Publisher
Indian Society of Oilseeds Research
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