Inheritance of lemon yellow leaf colour mutant in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Abstract

Lack of sufficient variability is a major bottleneck in genetic improvement in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) for both oligogenic and polygenic characters [1). Induction of a wide range of variability through mutation breeding using chemical and physical mutagens to meet the future problems of crop improvement [2) associated with lack of variability for selection [3) and proper understanding of genetic regulation and organization [4) has well been described. The research on induced mutagenesis in groundnut with respect to frequency and spectrum of genetic variability created and inheritance of pattern of mutant characters have been reviewed [5-7).