Compact mutants of Bramley’s Seedling apple induced by gamma radiation
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Horticultural Science
- Vol. 48 (4) , 397-402
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00221589.1973.11514543
Abstract
Several stable compact mutant clones of Bramley’s Seedling apple were obtained from scions irradiated with gamma rays from a cobalt 60 source in 1968. At 5 Krad radiation damage occurred, but none of the scions was killed. The multiplication and selection techniques used are briefly described. Some of the clones were reduced in height and internode length and had more and smaller leaves than the controls on M.27, M.9, M.26 and MM. 106 clonal rootstocks. The variation within clones in the first and second year was small and fruiting characteristics remained unchanged.Keywords
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