“…Induced mutation offers an opportunity to develop high‐performing and well‐adapted genotypes possessing useful agronomic traits such as seed size, plant height and seed yield as well as resistance/tolerance to abiotic and biotic stresses (Gwata, Shimelis, & Matova, 2016; Kumar, Katna, & Sharma, 2019). Different types of mutagens such as gamma rays and ethyl methane sulphonate (EMS) have been utilized to create genetic variation in cultivated crops (Hadebe, Modi, & Shimelis, 2017; Olaolorun, Shimelis, Mathew, & Laing, 2019). However, ethyl methane sulphonate is preferred as it creates large number of point mutations and its mutation frequency is independent of the genome size (Greene et al., 2003; Henikoff & Comai, 2003; McCallum, Comai, Greene, & Henikoff, 2000).…”