INDUCTION OF PLANT TUMORS BY ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
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- 1 August 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 47 (8) , 1165-1169
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.47.8.1165
Abstract
Tumors can be induced in gametophytes of Pteridium aquilinum by exposing the dormant spores to ultraviolet radiations prior to germination. The tumor frequency increases linearly with dosage up to the level at which general viability of the spores is significantly affected. These ultraviolet-induced tumors are in every way comparable to spontaneously occurring ones and to those induced by ionizing radiations.Keywords
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