Gamma Radiation Effects on some Growth Patterns in Hedge Lucerne (Desmanthus virgatus L.)

Seeds of Hedge lucerne (Desmanthus virgatus) were exposed to different doses (50 to 500 Gys, with an interval of 50 Gys)of gamma rays (Cobalt-60) to determine the effectiveness of different doses on growth behaviour and biomasscharacteristics. The lethal dose (LD50) was found to be 250 Gys. About th...

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Main Author: Ameena Premnath, A. Kalamani, C.Babu and G. VijayaKumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Society of Plant Breeders 2010-07-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding
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Online Access:http://sites.google.com/site/ejpb10/vol-1-4-3/Vol-1-4-1079-1087.pdf?attredirects=0