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Planta Med 1975; 27(4): 337-342
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1097811
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THE EFFECT OF CHEMICAL MUTAGENS ON QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERS IN ATROPA BELLADONNA

B. L. Kaul, D. K. Choudhary
  • Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu (Tawi), INDIA
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14 January 2009 (online)

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Abstract

The data presented indicate that treatments of Atropa belladonna L. seeds with NG (1 and 2 mM) and El (0.05 and 0.025 %) resulted in significant increase in plant height, tiller number, leaf number, leaf length, leaf width and alkaloid content. It has also been observed that all the treatments (except NG, 1 mM) resulted in a considerable increase in variability in alkaloid content as compared to the control.