Determination of morphological changes using gamma irradiation technology on capsicum specie varieties

The recent increase in the demand of hot and chili pepper at local, national, and international market has drawn the interest of breeders’ crop improvement researchers globally. Thus, there is a need to enhance its breeding and development to improve the production of hot and chilies pepper in the q...

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Autores principales: Kayode Samuel Obaniyi, Funsho Oluleye, Charity Aremu, Stephen Abolusoro, Sunday Ige
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a11b3d7411e6426cabcd17b610e9d4d92021-12-05T14:10:58ZDetermination of morphological changes using gamma irradiation technology on capsicum specie varieties2391-953110.1515/opag-2020-0177https://doaj.org/article/a11b3d7411e6426cabcd17b610e9d4d92021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2020-0177https://doaj.org/toc/2391-9531The recent increase in the demand of hot and chili pepper at local, national, and international market has drawn the interest of breeders’ crop improvement researchers globally. Thus, there is a need to enhance its breeding and development to improve the production of hot and chilies pepper in the quest for food quality and security. This study focused on the germination ability and evaluation of chlorophyll mutations in M2 generation of gamma irradiates on pepper cultivars. The materials used in this experiment were obtained from the M1 generation of gamma-irradiated seeds of pepper cultivars (Capsicum frutescens, Capsicum chinense, and Capsicum annuum (hot pepper, bonnet pepper, and bell pepper, respectively)). Seeds of the pepper varieties were subjected to doses of gamma ray (i.e., 0, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, and 400 Gy) after which they were planted, raised, and harvested in the M2 generation. The parameters evaluated were germination percentage, survival percentage, epicotyl height, and chlorophyll mutations. However, the highest chlorophyll mutation frequency was observed in C. frutescens. This showed that it was more sensitive to gamma irradiation relative to C. chinense and C. annuum. virescenes were the highest chlorophyll mutant observed in all the three cultivars, while the least was Xanthan. The effective dose ranges between 50 and 250 Gy for germination and survival rate for the three cultivars of pepper give higher desirable mutations in the pepper cultivars. While 400 Gy recorded most efficient for chlorophyll mutation.Kayode Samuel ObaniyiFunsho OluleyeCharity AremuStephen AbolusoroSunday IgeDe Gruyterarticlecapsicum varietiesirradiation techniquechlorophyll mutationcrop germinationsurvival percentagefood qualityAgricultureSAgriculture (General)S1-972ENOpen Agriculture, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 135-142 (2021)
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topic capsicum varieties
irradiation technique
chlorophyll mutation
crop germination
survival percentage
food quality
Agriculture
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Agriculture (General)
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spellingShingle capsicum varieties
irradiation technique
chlorophyll mutation
crop germination
survival percentage
food quality
Agriculture
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Agriculture (General)
S1-972
Kayode Samuel Obaniyi
Funsho Oluleye
Charity Aremu
Stephen Abolusoro
Sunday Ige
Determination of morphological changes using gamma irradiation technology on capsicum specie varieties
description The recent increase in the demand of hot and chili pepper at local, national, and international market has drawn the interest of breeders’ crop improvement researchers globally. Thus, there is a need to enhance its breeding and development to improve the production of hot and chilies pepper in the quest for food quality and security. This study focused on the germination ability and evaluation of chlorophyll mutations in M2 generation of gamma irradiates on pepper cultivars. The materials used in this experiment were obtained from the M1 generation of gamma-irradiated seeds of pepper cultivars (Capsicum frutescens, Capsicum chinense, and Capsicum annuum (hot pepper, bonnet pepper, and bell pepper, respectively)). Seeds of the pepper varieties were subjected to doses of gamma ray (i.e., 0, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, and 400 Gy) after which they were planted, raised, and harvested in the M2 generation. The parameters evaluated were germination percentage, survival percentage, epicotyl height, and chlorophyll mutations. However, the highest chlorophyll mutation frequency was observed in C. frutescens. This showed that it was more sensitive to gamma irradiation relative to C. chinense and C. annuum. virescenes were the highest chlorophyll mutant observed in all the three cultivars, while the least was Xanthan. The effective dose ranges between 50 and 250 Gy for germination and survival rate for the three cultivars of pepper give higher desirable mutations in the pepper cultivars. While 400 Gy recorded most efficient for chlorophyll mutation.
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author Kayode Samuel Obaniyi
Funsho Oluleye
Charity Aremu
Stephen Abolusoro
Sunday Ige
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Charity Aremu
Stephen Abolusoro
Sunday Ige
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title Determination of morphological changes using gamma irradiation technology on capsicum specie varieties
title_short Determination of morphological changes using gamma irradiation technology on capsicum specie varieties
title_full Determination of morphological changes using gamma irradiation technology on capsicum specie varieties
title_fullStr Determination of morphological changes using gamma irradiation technology on capsicum specie varieties
title_full_unstemmed Determination of morphological changes using gamma irradiation technology on capsicum specie varieties
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