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The first report on induced mutation of a gene indicated the potential application of mutagenesis for plant improvement (Muller, 1927). Five decades later Brock (1980) was able to write ‘The role of induced mutations in plant breeding has been a controversial subject for several decades.’
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Larkin, P.J. (1998). Introduction. In: Jain, S.M., Brar, D.S., Ahloowalia, B.S. (eds) Somaclonal Variation and Induced Mutations in Crop Improvement. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 32. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9125-6_1
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