Biological effects of electron beam to target turning X-ray (EBTTX) on two freesia (Freesia hybrida) cultivars.

ABSTRACT: Electron beam to target turning X-ray (EBTTX) is an emerging irradiation technology that can potentially accelerate the breeding process of plants. The biological effects of EBTTX irradiation on the two freesia cultivars (the red freesia and the purple freesia) were investigated by establishing an irradiation-mediated mutation breeding protocol. The germination rate, survival rate, plant height, leaf number and area, root number and length of the two freesia cultivars decreased following different irradiation doses (25, 50, 75, and 100-Gy). A high irradiation dose exhibited stronger inhibition effects on these plant growth parameters, and the survival rate of the two freesia cultivars was 0.00% following the 100-Gy irradiation treatment. The median lethal dose (LD₅₀) based on su

SUBMITTER: Li YR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7847710 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature