The main aim of mutation breeding is to bring about the crop improvement. Some of the applications for the improvement programmes are:
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The mutation breeding is used for improving the oligogenic and polygenic characters.
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By mutation the morphological, physiological, disease resistance, yield etc. can be improved.
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This can induce the desirable mutant alleles.
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By mutation specific characteristics of the clones can be improved without changing the genetic character.
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The improvement of the quantitative character of crops can be brought about by the mutation breeding programmes.
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Desirable mutant alleles can be produced which are not present in the germplasm.
