STUDIES ON BAMBARA GROUNDNUT (Vigna subterranea (L.)Verdc.) INDUCED WITH
SODIUM AZIDE USING SODIUM DODECYL SULPHATE POLYACRLYAMIDE GEL
ELECTROPHORESIS (SDS-PAGE)
Abstract
This study investigated the mutagenic tolerance of eight Bambara
groundnut genotypes to Sodium azide (NaN3) using SDS-PAGE. The seeds of
six genotypes; TVSu-86, TVSu-91, TVSu-186, TVSu-235, TVSu-242, TVSu-350
were collected from IITA and two landraces from Abia and Enugu local
markets. The seeds were treated with five concentrations:
0.00%(control), 0.01%, 0.03%, 0.05% and 0.07% of NaN3 after
pre-soaking for 6hrs in distilled water and sown in pots arranged in a
Complete Randomized Design with three replicates. There was reduction in
germination percentage and growth characters as concentrations of NaN3
increases. Early flowering was recorded at 37 days mutated with 0.07%
of NaN3 compared to control which flowered late at 42 days. NaN3(0.07%)
caused lethal effect on Abia and Enugu landraces. There was no
significant (P>0.05) difference in yield traits among
mutants and control. Mutant seeds significantly (P<0.05)
increased protein content (19.12%) at 0.05% of NaN3 compared to
control(18.5%). The number of seeds(0.99), seed yield(0.89) and pod
yield(0.96) strongly correlated with seeds per pod (0.85). The SDS-PAGE
revealed the presence of polypeptide bands in mutants compared to
control. TVSu-235 and TVSu-350 genotypes had higher tolerance and yield
traits to 0.01% concentration of NaN3, thus could be further improved
in subsequent breeding.