“…In contrast, the use of chemical mutagens has been found to be inefficient (Broertjes, 1977;Broertjes andVan Harten, 1985, 1988;Lapins, 1983;Van Harten and Broertjes, 1989). A list of desirable traits that have been produced in various commercial tree cultivars through induced mutations is presented in Table 2 (Brown, 1975;Campbell and Lacey, 1982;Campbell and Wilson, 1977;Coutinho, 1975;Dayton, 1959Dayton, , 1969Hansche, 1988;Hearn, 1984;Hensz, 1971;Lapins, 1971;Mau et al, 1982;McIntosh and Lapins, 1966;Sanada et al, 1988;Spiegel-Roy, 1990;Tobutt, 1984;Vardi and Spiegel-Roy, 1988) Radiation has been found to induce many nonlethal chromosome aberrations. Gamma radiation induces mainly recessive deletion mutations (Brock, 1979).…”