Studies on the effectiveness of acute gamma and ion beam irradiation in generating flower colour mutation for Chrysanthemum morifolium

• Main Authors: Salleh, Shakinah, Ahmad, Zaiton, Abu Hasan, Affrida, Shamsudin, Shuhaimi, Awang, Yahya, Sandrang, Ab Kahar, Abdullah, Thohirah Lee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Nuclear Agency 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12878/1/Studies%20on%20the%20effectiveness%20of%20acute%20gamma%20and%20ion%20beam%20irradiation%20in%20generating%20flower%20colour%20mutation%20for%20Chrysanthemum%20morifolium.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12878/; https://jsnm.nuclearmalaysia.gov.my/index.php/jsnm/article/view/61

Chrysanthemum morifolium is an important temperate cut flower and potted plant for Malaysian local market and exporter. Considering chrysanthemum as a popular vegetatively propagated ornamental plant, induce mutations for breeding purposes are more beneficial. Several of physical mutagens have been...