ASSESSMENT OF EARLY GENERATION PERFORMANCES OF DURUM WHEAT (Triticum durum L. Desf.) MUTANT LINES

Abstract

A total of 96 mutant lines were sown in augmented design with 4 check varieties without replications in 6 blocks. When mutants and control genotypes in the Ms generation were investigated for six characters, a considerable number of mutants within the desired characters were obtained. Application of mutation doses resulted in significantly short genotypes among the selected mutant genotypes in the M₅. The majority of M₄ mutant lines had suitable genotypes in terms of plant height and heading, test weight and a thousand kernel weights.