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25
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology
The aim of this paper was to evaluate an acute dose of gamma-rays (10
Gy) on post-dormant garlic seed cloves in terms of total DNA, total RN
A, total protein and soluble carbohydrates in order to correlate these
levels with sprouting inhibition induced by gamma-irradiation. Decrea
ses in total DNA content were found in inner sprouts immediately and 1
00 days after irradiation. The total RNA and protein contents and the
carbohydrate content of the storage leaf or the inner sprout were not
affected by gamma-irradiation. The results support the notion that in
post-dormant garlic seed cloves, DNA content and its behaviour seem to
be among the sensitive cellular responses to radiation.