Unique flowers produced from West Indian lemongrass, Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf. through induced mutation

• Main Authors: Syed Alias, Sharifah Nur Rahimah, Mohamed Mokhtar Bakri, Ahmed Mahir, Jusoff, Kamaruzaman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IDOSI Publications 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44208/1/Unique%20flowers%20produced%20from%20West%20Indian%20lemongrass%2C%20Cymbopogon%20citratus%20%28DC.%29%20Stapf.%20through%20induced%20mutation.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44208/; https://www.idosi.org/wasj/wasj17(TTHTA)2012.htm

West Indian Lemongrass, Cymbopogon citratus, is hardly seen to flower which contributes the major obstacle for hybridization. Induced mutation with gamma irradiation has been suggested as the solution to this problem. The objective of this study is to analyse the effect of gamma irradiation dosage o...