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Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (11): 2401-2416.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2022-0924

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Screening and Phenotypic Analysis of EMS Induced Mutants in Watermelon

YIN Lijuan1,*, WANG Chunxia1,*, LI Chenhao1, DING Xiaoling1, PAN Xiaona1, YU Rong2, MA Hanyue3, CHEN Xiuhong4, YANG Jianqiang1, ZHANG Xian1,**(), WEI Chunhua1,**()   

  1. 1 College of Horticulture,Northwest A & F University,Yangling,Shaanxi 712100,China
    2 Institute of Horticulture,Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry,Yinchuan 721000,China
    3 Dongtai National Modern Agricultural Industrial Park,Dongtai,Jiangsu 224200,China
    4 Sancang Town Agriculture and Rural Bureau,Dongtai,Jiangsu 224200,China
  • Received:2023-03-07 Revised:2023-05-23 Online:2023-11-25 Published:2023-11-28
  • Contact: ZHANG Xian, WEI Chunhua

Abstract:

The seeds and seedlings of watermelon germplasm M08 were treated with ethyl methane sulfonate(EMS)as a mutagen by seed soaking method and seedling dropping method. Observation,photography,and recording of major agronomic traits such as leaves,flowers,stems,and fruits per plant in M1 and M2 generations. In this study,749 individual plants of M1 generation were obtained by seed soaking method,and 15 mutation types were found,including leaf yellowing,leaf deformity,male flower cluster,and melon embryo shape variation,the total mutation rate reached 20.56%. A total of 689 M1 generation plants survived through the seedling dropping method,including ten types of variation,with a total variation rate of 19.30%. A total of 443 materials were harvested from the M2 generation,132 families were randomly selected for phenotypic observation. A total of 13 variation types were obtained,including leaf yellowing,cotyledon junction,leaf deformity,leaf margin involution,stem juxtaposition,pericarp banding variation,plant growth and development retardation,the total mutation rate was 5.21%. Phenotypic observation and photosynthetic characteristics analysis of the M2 generation population of the M1-5 family with yellowing to greening leaf color mutant showed that before turning green,the photosynthetic pigment content was low and the leaves were yellow,after turning green,the content of photosynthetic pigments significantly increased,and the leaf color changed from yellow to green,but it was still lower than the normal M08 leaf. With the accumulation of photosynthetic pigments,the photosynthetic ability of the yellowing to greening mutant was restored and it could grow normally.

Key words: watermelon, ethyl methane sulfonate(EMS), mutagenesis, seed soaking method, drop seedling method, mutant