Radio-sensitivity testing

Before physical mutagenesis can be applied for plant breeding purposes, the optimum irradiation dose needs to be determined. This is done using a radio-sensitivity test in which a range of dose treatments are applied to the target material. After irradiation treatments, the materials are grown out a...

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Published inMutation breeding in oil palm: a manual pp. 23 - 30
Main Authors Nur, F, Forster, B. P, Osei, S. A, Amiteye, S, Ciomas, J, Hoeman, S, Jankuloski, L
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Wallingford, UK CAB International 2018
Subjects
growth
induced mutations
irradiation
mutagenesis
mutants
plant breeding methods
seeds
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Summary:Before physical mutagenesis can be applied for plant breeding purposes, the optimum irradiation dose needs to be determined. This is done using a radio-sensitivity test in which a range of dose treatments are applied to the target material. After irradiation treatments, the materials are grown out and recordings made for growth reduction (RD) and survival (LD). Normally, values of RD or LD are selected. Here, the target materials for radio-sensitivity testing are germinated seed.
ISBN:9781786396211
1786396211
DOI:10.1079/9781786396211.0023