Claim · model-written summary
Ultraviolet pretreatment reduced X-ray induced chromosomal aberrations in wheat root meristems.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume0 - Organ / stage
- root meristemse0
- Treatment
- seeds are pretreated with ultraviolet radiatione0
- Outcome
- yield of chromosomal aberrationse0
- Direction
- decreasee0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“A decrease in the yield of chromosomal aberrations in root meristems of wheat induced by four different doses of x-rays has been found to occur when the seeds are pretreated with ultraviolet radiation”
Title
Effect of Ultraviolet Pretreatment on Yield of Mutations by X-rays in Wheat
M. S. Swaminathan; A. T. Natarajan Science 1959. doi:10.1126/science.130.3386.1407