若干豆类作物的物理化学诱发突变育种工作已进行了相当长的时间,并选育出许多有益的突变体。起源于热带的菜豆属,有多种豆类可供食用,是重要的、经济的蛋白质营养来源。在菜豆属方面,Center和Brown(1941)研究了α射线(2160、6500、13000、和26、000伦琴)对休眠相发芽种子的效应。他们用不发芽的种子数、种植后19天内的死苗数和植株生长发育的抑制程度作为测定标准,观察到处理当代的辐射效应依处理剂量和处理前萌芽期的长短而异。第2代在90％的各种突变型中,有67％是叶绿素突变。其它一些突变性状有:植 Physiochemically induced mutagenesis of several leguminous crops has been carried out for a considerable period of time and many beneficial mutants have been bred. Originated in tropical genus Bean, there are a variety of legumes available for consumption, is an important and economical source of protein nutrition. In the case of Genus, Center and Brown (1941) studied the effects of alpha-rays (2160, 6500, 13000, and 26,000 Roentgen) on dormant germinating seeds. They used the number of seeds that did not germinate, the number of dead seedlings within 19 days after planting and the degree of inhibition of plant growth and development as the standard of measurement. It was observed that the contemporary radiation effects were different depending on the treatment dose and the pre-treatment germination period. In the second generation, of the 90% of the various mutant types, 67% were chlorophyll mutations. Some other mutant traits are: plant