Claim · model-written summary
Gamma irradiation and EMS mutagenesis increased β-carotene in guava, banana and mango by 15-27% (significant improvement).
- Taxon
- guava (Psidium guajava), banana (Musa spp.), and mango (Mangifera indica)
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Mangifera indica
Psidium guajavae4 - Treatment
- gamma irradiation (200 Gy) and ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS, 0.2%)e3
- Outcome
- β-carotenee1
- Direction
- improvementse1
- Value
- 15-27%e2
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Verbatim
e1“revealed significant improvements in vitamin C, β-carotene, anthocyanins, and polyphenols across all crops”
e2“Nutrient enhancements ranged from 20-32% for vitamin C, 15-27% for β-carotene, 19-31% for anthocyanins, and 12-24% for polyphenols”
e3“gamma irradiation (200 Gy) and ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS, 0.2%)”
e4“guava (Psidium guajava), banana (Musa spp.), and mango (Mangifera indica)”
Title
Mutation breeding as a sustainable approach to address malnutrition through fruit-based diets
Amina Elhassan Mohamed; Mohamed Idris Abdelrahman; Sara Abdelgadir Osman International Journal of Agriculture and Nutrition 2025. doi:10.33545/26646064.2025.v7.i8b.287
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Intervention effect Gamma irradiation and EMS mutagenesis increased vitamin C in guava, banana and mango by 20-32% (significant improvement).
- Intervention effect Gamma irradiation and EMS mutagenesis increased anthocyanins in guava, banana and mango by 19-31% (significant improvement).
- Intervention effect Gamma irradiation and EMS mutagenesis increased polyphenols in guava, banana and mango by 12-24% (significant improvement).
- Intervention effect EMS consistently outperformed gamma irradiation in improving vitamin C, β-carotene, anthocyanins and polyphenols across guava, banana and mango.
- Intervention effect Yield of guava, banana and mango remained statistically unaffected by the mutagenic treatments.