MODIFICATION OWING TO POST-TREATMENT OF GENETIC DAMAGE IN KERNELS OF IRRADIATED MAIZE

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1963 · Atti Associazone Genetica Italiana (Italy)

OSTI ID:4702792

Gavazzi, G

The storage effect in maize kernels following x irradiation was studied. The frequency of yellow-green sectors on the green background of maize seedlings heterozygous Yg/yg (Yg = yellow green 2 on the short arm of chromosome 9) has been used as a criterion of measuring the induced genetic damage in seeds possessing water content of 4 (dry seeds) or 11% (normal seeds) maintained during the storage at two different levels of temperature. It has been possible to show that the damage is increasing during the first 2-4 hours of storage, while later on, the behavior is slowly reversed. High temperature during the storage has been found having a protective effect. Such storage effect is less obvious in normal than in dry ones. (auth)

• Research Organization: Universita, Milan
• NSA Number: NSA-17-028716
• OSTI ID: 4702792
• Journal Information: Atti Associazone Genetica Italiana (Italy), Journal Name: Atti Associazone Genetica Italiana (Italy) Vol. Vol: 8; ISSN AAGNA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: Italian

Related Subjects

BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
CEREALS
CHROMOSOMES
COLOR
EFFICIENCY
GENETICS
HIGH TEMPERATURE
IRRADIATION
MAIZE
MEASURED VALUES
SEEDS
STORAGE
TEMPERATURE
WATER
X RADIATION