Gamma Ray Induced Variability in Mung bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] Var.PDM-11

Abstract: Grains legumes including the mung bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] are the important source of dietary protein for exponentially growing population in developing countries. In an attempt to generate the variability for selection of desirable variants/mutants the seeds of mung bean variety PDM-11 were irradiated at 15, 25 and 35 Krad doses of gamma radiation and the effect of mutagen on various parameters viz. germination, survival, plant height, stem perimeter, branches per plant, nodes per plant, number of leaves, leaf lamina width, leaf lamina length, number of clusters, pods per cluster, number of pods, pod length, seeds per pod, 100 seed weight, yield per plant, pollen fertility and nodules per plant in order to study the effect of mutagen over two generations. Data were subjected to statistical analysis for calculation of Actual mean +S.E. followed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) to test the significance of mean difference due to treatment (Table 1 and 2). T-test was performed to determine the significance of difference between the treatments. Keywords: Gamma radiation, mutants, Mutagen, Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek. Title: Gamma Ray Induced Variability in Mung bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] Var.PDM-11 Author: Dr. Ranu Shukla International Journal of Recent Research in Life Sciences (IJRRLS) ISSN 2349-7823 Vol. 12, Issue 3, July 2025 - September 2025 Page No: 8-13 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 04-August-2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16737314 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/Gamma%20Ray%20Induced%20Variability-04082025-4.pdf