Characterization of drought-tolerant sugar beet mutants induced with gamma radiation using biochemical analysis and isozyme variations.

Background: In this study, drought-tolerant mutants of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L. cv. Felicita) were obtained by in vitro mutagenesis and characterized by biochemical analysis and isozyme variations.

Analysis of drought-tolerant sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) mutants induced with gamma radiation using SDS-PAGE and ISSR markers.

Drought is one of the major environmental stresses which greatly affect the plant growth and productivity. In the present study, various doses (0-75Gy) of gamma rays were applied to investigate the effect of radiation on shoot tip explants. It was observed that the regeneration rates and plant fresh weights decreased significantly with an increase in radiation dose.

Effect of gamma radiation on growth factors, biochemical parameters, and accumulation of trace elements in soybean plants (Glycine max L. Merrill).

The toxicity of iron, copper, and zinc was studied in soybean seeds of the NE 3297 variety irradiated at different dosages of gamma rays. After cultivating in plastic boxes for 14 days, the average plant heights, fresh weight, and chlorophyll content decreased in inverse proportion to radiation dose. As the radiation dose increased, the concentrations of iron, copper, zinc, soluble protein, and malondialdehyde increased, but the activities of superoxide dismutase and peroxidase enzymes activities were significantly decreased.

Induced of plastid mutations in soybean plant (Glycine max L. Merrill) with gamma radiation and determination with RAPD.

The aim of our study was to induce with radiation of atrazine resistant and tolerated mutants in Coles, Amsoy-71 and 1937 soybean varieties. Atrazine that is photosynthetic inhibitor is the most important herbicide of S-triazin group, and shows toxic effect on soybean plant. For the improvement of the atrazine resistant plants with mutation breeding, the seeds belonging to the three varieties were irradiated with 200 Gy of gamma radiation dose.