CHEMICAL-INDUCED VARIATIONS IN CALLUS REGENERATED ATROPA ACUMINATA PLANTS: A STUDY ON ETHYL METHANESULFONATE EFFECTS

Atropa acuminata Royle ex Lindl.a member of the sapatilha infantil prata glitter solanaceae family is a critically endangered medicinal herb indigenous to the Himalayan region of Kashmir and revered for its therapeutic and economic significance.Ethyl Methanesulfonate (EMS), a chemical mutagen, is commonly used to induce mutations for plant breeding