R. L. Phillips, et al., Expanding the Boundaries of Gene Variation for Crop Improvement 2. Therefore, mutation breeding will continue to play a significant role in crop improvement and solving the issues related to world food security in the coming years and decades. plants Review Expanding Avenue of Fast Neutron Mediated Mutagenesis for Crop Improvement Surbhi Kumawat 1,y, Nitika Rana 1,y, Ruchi Bansal 1,y, Gautam Vishwakarma 2, Sayaji T. Mehetre 2, Bikram Kishore Das 2, Manish Kumar 3, Satish Kumar Yadav 4, Humira Sonah 1, Tilak Raj Sharma 1,* and Rupesh Deshmukh 1,* 1 National Agri-food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab 140308, India; Chaturvedi N. Nadarajan Indian Institute of Pulses Research Kanpur - 208 024 ICAR. false mutants. [15] History of plant mutagenesis It has been suggested that the history of plant mutation could be traced back to 300 BC with reports of mutant crops in China. In general, the mutations that are impor-tant in crop improvement usually involve single bases and may or may not affect protein synthesis. Molecular Markers in Crop Improvement Agr search with a uman tch with a uman touch gj dne] gj Mxj fdlkuksa dk gelQj Hkkjrh; d`f"k vuqla/kku ifj"kn ICAR Hkkd`vuqi Hkknvl O F PU E L T S U E TI S R T E S S N I E A N R A I C D H N I. Molecular Markers in Crop Improvement D. Datta Sanjeev Gupta S.K. in crop improvement and some highlight of mutant varieties, Mutation breeding strategy for obtaining mutants and Economic impact of a new mutant variety were reviewed well. With the inevitable risk posed by global climate change to crop yield and ever increasing demands of agricultural production, crop improvement techniques have to be more precise in developing smart crop varieties. Selection of the variety for mutagen treatment : Selection of the variety for mutagen treatment Generally the variety selected for mutagenesis should be the best variety available in the crop. Mutation breeding for crop improvement is entering into a new era: molecular mutation breeding (Shu et al., 2012).
This review reviews the past, current progress and assesses the future directions in mutation breeding for crop improvement. When mutations are induced for crop improvement, the entire operation of the induction & isolation etc. In the present scenario of sky high population, depleting arable land and water resource, erratic rainfalls global food insecurity is a major challenge to the human existence. The food insecurity is further facilitated by the major climatic change Keywords: Mutation, Breeding, Improvement, Stresses, environmental. of mutants is termed as mutation breeding. Return to Article Details Role of Mutation Breeding in Crop Improvement- Past, Present and Future Download Download PDF Role of Mutation Breeding in Crop Improvement- Past, Present and Future Download Download PDF P. J. L. Lagoda, Networking and Fostering of Cooperation in Plant Mutation Genetics and Breeding: Role of the Joint FAO/IAEA Division PLENARY SESSION 1 INDUCED MUTATIONS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 3.