Development of Two Tossa Jute Mutants for Higher Fiber Yield Through Mutation Breeding

Authors

  • Sakina Khanam Plant Breeding Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • Md Shamiul Haque Plant Breeding Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • Md Mahmud Al Noor Plant Breeding Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • Nusrat Binta Atiq Plant Breeding Division, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh
  • Md Abul Kalam Azad Administration and Support Service, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/ralf.v10i3.70992

Keywords:

Fiber yield, Mutation breeding

Abstract

The demand for jute fiber is increasing instead of synthetic fiber nowadays. Developing an early and high fiber-yielding tossa jute line is the main breeding objective of jute growing areas including Bangladesh. To fulfill that objective, the existing cultivar JRO-524 was irradiated with five (700, 800, 900, and 1000 gy) doses of gamma-ray.  A total of 25 M3 plants were first selected from bulked M2 plants. Two years of replicated yield trial experiments were conducted in different locations in Bangladesh. Among them, two mutants BJM-10-1-3 and BJM-10-1-5 were selected for higher fiber and stick yield. The selected mutants BJM-10-1-3 and BJM-10-1-5 showed 4% to 6% higher yield than their parent JRO-524. The mutant line BJM-10-1-5 showed higher fiber percentage (34.04%), fiber fitness (2.65%), and fiber brightness (44.15%). These two mutants have been under participatory varietal trial (PVT) for evaluation to release a tossa jute variety. These lines will play a vital role in reducing the seed import of variety JRO-524 from India.

Vol. 10, No. 3, December 2023: 259-268

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Published

2024-01-21

How to Cite

Sakina Khanam, Md Shamiul Haque, Md Mahmud Al Noor, Nusrat Binta Atiq, & Md Abul Kalam Azad. (2024). Development of Two Tossa Jute Mutants for Higher Fiber Yield Through Mutation Breeding. Research in Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries, 10(3), 259–268. https://doi.org/10.3329/ralf.v10i3.70992

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2023)

Section

Agriculture

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