Recent Advances and Achievements in Mutation Breeding of Fruit Crops: A Review

Genetic variation is essential for crop breeding. In classical plant breeding programme, generated by hybridization and selections are made from the resulting segregating generations. Induced mutagenesis can supplement or able to replace as a source of variability. Since, mutations bring about variation, they provide ultimate basis evolution new forms, varieties species. spontaneous have played an important role in developing improved cultivars various fruit crops supplementary method conventional But, induced also well defined limitations applications, but their possibilities may be expanded use vitro mutation techniques.