Radiobiological Damage: A New Class Identified in Barley Seeds Stored after Irradiation

6 December 1968

journal article
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Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 162 (3858) , 1142-1143
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.162.3858.1142

Abstract

A new class of radiobiological damage has been identified in irradiated barley seeds. Consisting of both physiological and genetic damage, it appears to be independent of oxygen and long-lived free radicals, and develops very slowly during storage after irradiation. Increasing the storage temperature accelerates its development.

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