The chimærical structure of a somatic solanum mutant revealed by ionizing irradiation
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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether it is possible to reveal the chimaerical structure of somatic mutants inSolanum tuberosum by means of ionizing irradiation. A somatic subdivided-leaf mutant of the variety Prosident was chosen as subject. This mutant was isolated in 1957 and has proved to keep permanent and stable during a five years' propagation. In spite of a two years' eye-excision experiment in which, totally, 50 tuber-halves were tested, it has been impossible to demonstrate the chimærical structure of this type. Im May 1961, 50 tuber-halves of the subdivided-leaf type were X-irradiated with a dose of 4,000 r. Five of the surviving 40 plants showed from one to three normal shoots. Furthermore, in one of these plants, a few leaves were observed one half of which was subdivided and the other normal. In the corresponding 50 tuber-halves, which served as a control, no morphological changes could be found. It is concluded that X-irradiation is an efficient and easy method for revealing the chimærical structure of somatic mutants inSolanum tuberosum.
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