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Zaiton, A.*; Shakinah, S.*; Affrida, A. H.*; Nur Akmal, M. R.*; Siti Mardhiah, M.*; 大野 豊
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In this study, the effects of ion beams on chrysanthemum flower colour traits of were examined through morphological and molecular analysis. Ray floret and nodal cultures of cv. Reagan Red were irradiated at different doses using ion beams irradiation facility at Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Takasaki, Japan. Morphological screening on the regenerated mutant flowers has shown that 14 different primary colour types based on The Royal Horticulture Society Colour Chart were observed. Majority of the plants produced flowers with intense or lighter colour in the red group, and a few with orange and greyed-purple colour. Molecular analysis involving three genes in flavonoid biosynthesis pathway (CHS, DFR and F3H) showed that intragenic mutation involving base substitution, deletion and insertion has occurred in mutant plants. The highest mutation was observed in F3H, followed by CHS and DFR fragments with 20.5, 17.2 and 5.5% base mutation respectively.
Shakinah, S.*; Zaiton, A.*; Affrida, A. H.*; 大野 豊
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This study was conducted in an attempt to generate variations in chrysanthemum in view of producing new flower variety through radiation technology in combination with in vitro plant propagation techniques. Two physical mutagens (acute gamma and ion beam) were used to irradiated nodal and ray florets explants of chrysanthemum "Reagan Red". Surviving plantlets that derived from ray florets and nodal explants irradiated with acute gamma and ion beams were screened in a greenhouse at Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Cameron Highlands, Pahang. Results showed that three selected new varieties of chrysanthemum namely TIARA Red, Yellow Sun, and Golden Eye were successfully produced from ion beam irradiated ray florets explants and one variety from gamma irradiated nodal explants, namely Cream Marble. All of these new varieties are being maintained at Nuclear Malaysia and have been filed for Plant Variety Protection with the Department of Agriculture Malaysia.