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propagated crops (111). Significant increase was observed in the number of newly released rice
and wheat mutant varieties. Progress in the use of induced mutations for oilseed crops
improvement was recently reviewed by Bhatia et al. 1999.

Table 3: Number of officially released mutant varieties in different species

Latin name Common name No. of mutant
varieties
Abelia sp. abelia 1
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench okra 1
Achimenes sp. achimenes 8
Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertner crested wheat grass 1
Agrostis sp. creeping bent grass 1
Allium cepa L. onion 4
Allium macrostemon Bunge chinese garlic 1
Alopecurus pratensis L. meadow foxtail 2
Alstroemeria sp. alstroemeria 35
Amaranthus sp. amaranth 1
Antirrhinum sp. snapdragon 4
Arachis hypogaea L. groundnut 48
Arctium lappa L. burdock 4
Astragalus huangheensis shadawang 5
Avena sativa L. oat 21
Begonia sp. begonia 25
Beta vulgaris L. fodder beet 5
Beta vulgaris L. sugar beet 2
Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich. white ramie 1
Bougainvillea sp. bougainvillea 12
Brassica campestris L. turnip/jpn rape 1
Brassica juncea L. oriental mustard 6
Brassica napus L. rapeseed 15
Brassica oleracea (L.) var. acephala kale 1
Brassica pekinensis Rupr. chinese cabbage 4
Bromus inermis Leyss. brome grass 1
Cajanus cajan Millsp. pigeon pea 5
Calathea crocata calathea 1
Camelia sinensis Kuntze tea 1
Canna indica L. canna lilies 4
Capsicum annuum L. pepper 10
Carica papaya L. papaya 1
Chrysanthemum sp. chrysanthemum 232
Cicer arietinum L. chickpea 11
Citrullus lanatus Mansf. watermelon 3
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. lemon 1

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