Performance of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) to physical and chemical mutagens

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted to study the influence of physical (gamma rays) and chemical mutagens (EMS) on the sprouting characters and mutation frequency of Ginger local variety Mahim during vM1 generation. The experiment was conducted at Main garden, Department of Horticulture, Dr. PDKV, Akola, during 2016-17. The ginger rhizomes were irradiated with gamma rays at 0.5, 0.75, 1.00 and 1.25 kR and EMS concentrations at 0.5%, 0.75%, 1.00% and 1.25% along with control respectively. The effect of mutagens on LD50, days to sprouting, sprouting percentage, leaf and rhizome abnormality and mutation frequency were recorded during the vM1 generation.