HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2022, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (24): 95-99.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2022.24.021

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EMS mutagenesis technology of watermelon seeds

SHEN Sai-ya1,2, ZENG Hong-xia1, REN Jian1, CHAI Shan-shan3, SUN Yu-hong1, ZHANG Na1   

  1. 1. Institute of Crop Research, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430345,China;
    2. College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070,China;
    3. College of Horticultural Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, Shandong,China;
  • Received:2022-03-11 Online:2022-12-25 Published:2023-01-18

Abstract: Three mutagenesis times (4, 8, 12 h) and six mutagenesis concentrations (0%, 1.5%, 2.0%, 3.0%, 4.0%, 5.0%) were set to treat high generation self-pollination watermelon ‘97103' seeds with ethyl methyl sulfonate (EMS) as mutagenesis agent. The suitable combinations were selected according to the germination rate and seedling rate of watermelon treated with mutagenesis. The results showed that the germination rate and seedling rate of ‘97103' showed a decreasing trend with the increase of EMS mutagenic concentration and the increase of treatment time. To ensure a certain number of surviving plants and an adequate mutant community, a combination of conditions with germination and seedling rate close to half lethal dose (5.0% EMS solution treatment for 8 h) was used as a more ideal treatment condition for ‘97103' mutagenesis.

Key words: watermelon seed, EMS mutagenesis, mutant

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