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Use of Chemical Mutagens in Field Crop Breeding
Factors such as abiotic and biotic stress, pests, diseases, and climate change can affect the morpho-physiological and biochemical status of the...
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Mutagenesis—A Tool for Improving Rice Landraces
Rice is an important staple food for half of the world’s population. Development of high yielding varieties and large-scale cultivation of these...
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Removal of mutagen X “MX” from drinking water using reduced graphene oxide coated sand particles
PurposeMutagen X is a hazardous by-product of disinfection by chlorine, which is responsible for most of the mutagenicity in chlorinated drinking...
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Mutagenesis Breeding for Drought-Tolerance and Improvement of Oil and Seed Quality in Oilseed Crops: Case of Rapeseed and Sesame
Nowadays, world food security is more and more threatened by the extreme events caused by climate change associated with the increasing population....
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Use of Gamma Rays in Crop Improvement
Induced mutation mimics the natural process of spontaneous mutation, which is the main working force behind the evolution of living beings. Among...
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Unravelling the molecular mechanism of mutagenic factors impacting human health
Environmental mutagens are chemical and physical substances in the environment that has a potential to induce a wide range of mutations and generate...
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Improvement in Fruit Crop Plants Through Mutation Breeding for Sustainable Development
Fruit crops are an important entity of the agriculture sector that plays a significant role in global nutritional health and food security. It has...
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Haploid System in Mutation Breeding
During a century since the discovery of the first haploid in Datura stramonium in 1923, doubled haploids (DH) have played a critical role in...
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Recent Perspectives of Mutation Breeding for Crop Improvement
Induced mutation has contributed to a great extent in crop improvement. Mutant lines with agronomic important traits are created by induced...
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Application of Mutagenesis in Food Production and Sustainable Development
Induced mutations play an important role in increasing the genetic diversity of desirable traits in various edible and agricultural plants. It is...
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Application of In Vitro Mutagenesis on Plant Tissue Culture for Genetic Improvement of Crop Plants
Biotechnological tools and approaches have emerged as viable alternatives to traditional breeding programs, particularly in genetic improvement of...
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Genetic Improvement of Rural Landraces Through Mutation Research
Rural landraces are heterogeneous cultivars possessing valuable, unique characteristics, and are widely adapted to specific eco-geographical areas....
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Effect of formaldehyde exposure on phytochemical content and functional activity of Agaricus bisporus (Lge.) Sing.
In this study, the effect of formaldehyde on phytochemical content and antioxidant activity of Agaricus bisporus was investigated. Synthetic compost...
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The mutagenic effect of tobacco smoke on male fertility
Despite the association between tobacco use and the harmful effects on general health as well as male fertility parameters, smoking remains globally...
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A perspective review on medicinal plant resources for their antimutagenic potentials
Mutagens present in the environment manifest toxic effects and are considered as serious threat for human health and healthcare. Recent reports...
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Endrin
Endrin, an organochlorine insecticide, rose to prominence in the mid-twentieth century for its efficacy in eliminating agricultural pests. Its usage,...
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The implementation of the substitution principle in European chemical legislation: a comparative analysis
BackgroundThe substitution of hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives is an important objective in European chemical policy, but implementation...
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Molecular characterization of Helianthus tuberosus L. treated with ethyl methanesulfonate based on inter-simple sequence repeat markers
Mutation breeding is one of the most effective techniques in plant breeding. Mutagens are used to induce variation in plants. Ethyl methanesulfonate...
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Comparative study of Ti-alkaline biochar and Ti-acidic biochar photo catalysts for degradation of methyl orange,
The photocatalytic degradation of dyes that are mutagen and carcinogen in humans can be applied in the advanced oxidation process. In a circular...
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Mutagens in raw ewe milk in Orava region, northern Slovakia: metals
The aim of this work was to determine the concentrations of selected mutagenic elements (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Se) in raw ewe milk...
