Variability in quantitative characters of oats (Avena sativa) induced by recurrent matagenesis

Magnitude and distribution of genetic variation from mutagenesis and hybridization

“…Perhaps this difference in reaction among characters is related to the type of gene action or the inheritance of the trait. Krull (i960) and Joshi (1967) found heading date to be less mutable than plant height and 100-seed weight.…”