Mutagenic effectiveness and efficiency of gamma rays, EMS and NG in greengram (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek)

An experiment was conducted to study the effectiveness and efficiency of one physical mutagen i.e. gamma rays and two chemical mutagens i.e. ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) and nitrosoguanidine (NG) in greengram. To study the nature and effect of mutagens in greengram, the percentage of lethality, pollen sterility, frequency of chlorophyll mutations, mutagenic effectiveness, mutagenic efficiency and mutation rates of each mutagen were estimated.