Open AccessEffects of low doses by different types of radiation on the waxy locus in barley and maize
Author(s) -
NETTANCOURT DREUX,
ERIKSSON GöSTA,
LINDGREN DAG,
PUITE KLAAS
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1977.tb00955.x
Subject(s) - biology , pollen , locus (genetics) , horticulture , botany , agronomy , genetics , gene
The mutation frequency in the pollen character waxy of barley and maize was investigated after different irradiations. Altogether 17 experimental series are presented, 8 of which have been published earlier. The experiments indicate that the RBE of fast neutrons is lower than 3. It seems probable that lower doses are more mutagenic than higher ones per dose unit.