title: Association between berry characters and Solasodine content of solanum khasianum.
abstract: Correlation between number, grren weight, dry weight and solasodine percent of berry of the treated and control plant progenies in second generation raised from X-rayed (5 KR, 7.5 KR, 10 KR, 12.5 KR and 15 KR), EMS-treated (0.5%, 0.75% and 1% solution in PO (4)-buffer) and untreated dry seeds of Solanum khasianum Clarke revealed that only the numbers of large and small berries had significant correlation with solasodine percent. Correlation between induced variations (CV%) in these characters indicated that selection on berry characters through M (1) and M (2) generations was effective. Dispersion (due to mutagenesis) in the three berry characters have created the base for progressive selection for high solasodine yielders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, B. C. K. V., Kalyani, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Samanta
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ghose
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya