CHRONIC GAMMA IRRADIATION OF A PITCH PINE-OAK FOREST--ITS PHYSIOLOGICAL AND GENETICAL EFFECTS ON SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4727406
Results are reported from studies of the detrimertal effects of chronic low-level gamma exposure over a period of several years on the reproductive potentialities of a natural pine-oak forest. Pinus rig-da and Quercus sp. trees growing in an area surrounding a Co/sup 60/ radiation field were used for the study. A decrease in cone length of pine trees was associated with an increase in the dose of gamma radiation accumulated by the trees. Decreased seed germination rate and seedling height were also observed. Visual aberrations were observed in flower morphology of oak trees. Internal abnormalities in acorn morphology and reduced percentage of survival and height of seedlings were also observed. (C.H.)
- Research Organization:
- Yale Univ., New Haven. School of Forestry
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-010362
- OSTI ID:
- 4727406
- Report Number(s):
- TID-16254
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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