Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India
Short Communication
The influence of mutations on the nutritional value of Rapeseed Meal (RSM)
Author(s): Anubhuti Sharma*
Background: Members of family cruciferae contain many health promoting and potentially protective phytochemicals including folic acid, phenolics, sinapines, carotenoids, selenium, glucosinolates and ascorbic acids. However, presence of antinutrients e.g. glucosinolates remains a limiting factor for the use of Rape Seed Meal (RSM) as animal feed. Mutation breeding method is rapid, potential and valuable tool to create genetic variability for various quantitative and qualitative characters in crop plants. Induced mutations are produced by the use of mutagenic agents like physical mutagens (x-rays, Gamma rays etc.) and chemical mutagens (alkylating agents, base analogues etc.). However gamma rays act on genetic material by ionization leading to more of chromosomal rather than point mutations and gamma rays are successfully used in plant breeding program because of its si.. View More»
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