Biologia Plantarum

, Volume 20, Issue 4, pp 268–273 | Cite as

Assessment of radiosensitivity from the germination of jute seeds

  • N. Ghosh
  • S. Sen
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Abstract

Irradiation with X-rays and gamma rays reduced the speed of germination of seeds of jute cultivars,viz., JRO 632, JRO 620, Sudan Green ofCorchorus olitorius and JRC 212, Fanduk, D 154 ofC. capsularis. Though the first phase of germination(i.e. seed variability) remained apparently unaffected, the second phase (i.e. the sprouting ability) and the third phase(i.e. the attainment of autotrophic status) were found to be the best indicators of radiation injury and provided dependable data for the assessment of radiosensitivity.

The jute cultivars have not shown accountable intervarietal differences in radiosensitivity in respect of LD 50 and LD 100 for the second and the third phases of germination.

Keywords

Radiation Injury Germination Capacity Autotrophic Status Vegetative Leaf West Bengal 741235 
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© Institute of Experimental Botany 1978

Authors and Affiliations

  • N. Ghosh
    • 1
  • S. Sen
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Faculty of AgricultureBidhan Ch. Agriculture UniversityKalyani, West BengalIndia

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