Pulses are an important role in human dietary. Pulse protein provides good supplements to cereal diets and enhances the biological value of protein when consumed. Pulses are often attributed as “Poor man’s diet”. Crop improvement programme that the natural variability is an essential pre-requisite, however in blackgram due to their autogamous nature it lack genetic   variability. Hence the present mutation breeding programme was taken up gammy ray irradiation to identify mutants with high yield potential, early maturity, and disease resistance and bold seeded type.

Keywords:Mutagen,Gamma Ray,Viable Mutants