Induction of chromosome aberrations and chlorophyll mutations in plants by methylisocyanate (MIC) gas

Abstract

Seeds of Solanum surattense Burm. f. collected from areas of Bhopal (India) affected by methylisocyanate gas showed chromosome aberrations in root cells, and growth retardation and chlorophyll mutation of seedlings, the frequencies of which varied from one locality to another. © 1990 Birkhäuser Verlag Basel.