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Induced Mutation in Plant Breeding: Current Status and Future Outlook

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Somaclonal Variation and Induced Mutations in Crop Improvement

Part of the book series: Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture ((PSBA,volume 32))

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Variability is highly essential to allow a breeder to select cultivars of plants which are: (a) more adapted to environmental changes, (b) more efficient in utilizing nutrients, (c) more tolerant to diseases and pests, and (d) improved in yield and quality. There is a continuous change with time, in natural and man-made envir-onments and human population needs. Therefore, our continuous efforts should be directed towards tailoring the new cultivars, that are capable of withstanding continuous changes and fulfilling human food demand. Selection is the driving force of plant breeders to identify within a variable population the best genotypes which respond to the demands of agricultural producers, the agro-industry and consumers.

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  1. Plant Breeding Unit, FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnology Laboratory, IAEA Laboratories Seibersdorf, Austria

    P. Donini

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    A. Sonnino

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  1. Department of Plant Production, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

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  2. Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biochemistry Division, International Rice Research Institute, 1099, Manila, Philippines

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  3. Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, Vienna, Austria

    B. S. Ahloowalia

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Donini, P., Sonnino, A. (1998). Induced Mutation in Plant Breeding: Current Status and Future Outlook. In: Jain, S.M., Brar, D.S., Ahloowalia, B.S. (eds) Somaclonal Variation and Induced Mutations in Crop Improvement. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 32. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9125-6_14

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