Background: Creation of new germplasm derived from wheat can accelerate the genetic breeding of wheat. Purpose: Samples of the callus from immature embryo were irradiated by 60Co γ-ray to study their biological effects. Methods: The calluses were irradiated at the doses of 5 Gy
10 Gy
15 Gy
20 Gy and 30 Gy(dose rate 10 Gy/min). And the physiological characters in M2 generation were observed. Results: The results showed that the rates of callus differentiation decreased with the increasing of doses. Morphological variations including leaf
stalk
plant type
panicle type and various physiological characters were observed in the M2 generation. Conclusion: The mutants were helpful for gene identification and gene functional analysis