Non-arrowing and broad-leaved mutants in Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Kunth.)

Abstract

Non-arrowing and broad-leaved mutants of Rhodes grass have been isolated following gamma irradiation . The green forage yield in non-arrowing and broad-leaved types were respectively 67 and 171 percent more than the control . Crude protein, nitrogen and calcium fractions nearly doubled in the non-arrowing type and remained approxymately the same in the broad-leaved type over controls .

Gamma‐ray radiation induced dwarf mutants of turf‐type bermudagrass

“…More than 1800 cultivars obtained either as direct mutants or derived from their crosses have been released worldwide in 50 countries (Ahloowalia and Maluszynski 2001). Radiation‐induced mutations have also been used in generating forage grasses and turfgrasses with modifications in various morphological traits (Krishna et al. 1984).…”