Tob. Sci., 1961, 5-17, p. 67-69, ISSN.0082-4623
Mutation breeding in tobacco
North Carolina State College, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
The present study confirms the earlier findings of Goodspeed and ToIlenaar that a wide range of viable mutations can he induced in tobacco varieties by irradiation techniques. This is largely because of the polyploid constitution of this plant, with...