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. 2023 Nov 21;11:e16395. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16395

Table 2. The type and number of various mutants produced in M2 and M3 generations of the five soybean varieties using gamma rays.

Mutant type Varieties Total
Giza21 Giza22 Giza82 Giza83 Line117
M2 M3 M2 M3 M2 M3 M2 M3 M2 M3 M2 M3
Dwarf 5 3 2 1 3 2 3 2 4 1 17 9
Semi-dwarf 1 1 1 1 4 1 6 3
High number of pods 4 4 1 1 5 4 2 1 2 1 14 11
High number of seeds 3 2 3 3 2 2 6 5 3 3 17 15
Heavy seeds 4 2 3 1 3 2 1 1 2 12 7
Height of the first pod 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 7 3
Long stem 1 1 1 1 2 4 2
Small seeds 5 5 2 2 7 7
Medium seeds 4 2 4 2
Seed shape 1 1 1 1
Total 18 13 18 13 17 14 15 10 21 10 89 60