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Seed Irradiation

Seed Irradiation is a mutagenesis technique involving the controlled exposure of dry seeds to ionizing radiation, such as gamma rays or X-rays, to induce heritable genetic mutations for the purpose of crop improvement in radiation breeding programs.

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27.8K

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2.6K

Authors

740

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2017–2026

132

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Publications

929

Chemical- and Irradiation-induced Mutants of Indica Rice IR64 for Forward and Reverse Genetics

Jianli Wu, Chanjian Wu, Cailin Lei et al. · Plant Molecular Biology · 2005 · 334 citations

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The Induction of Seed Germination in Arabidopsis thaliana Is Regulated Principally by Phytochrome B and Secondarily by Phytochrome A

Tomoko Shinomura, Akira Nagatani, Joanne Chory et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · 1994 · 298 citations · Full text

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Radioactive 125I seeds inhibit cell growth and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human glioblastoma multiforme via a ROS-mediated signaling pathway

Yunhong Tian, Dan Sun, Kai‐Tai Yao · BMC Cancer · 2015 · 238 citations · Full text

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Alterations in the photosynthetic pigments and antioxidant machineries of red pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) seedlings from gamma-irradiated seeds

Jin‐Hong Kim, Jae-Sung Kim, Jae-Sung Kim · Journal of Plant Biology · 2004 · 205 citations

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Gamma radiation effects on seed germination, growth and pigment content, and ESR study of induced free radicals in maize (Zea mays)

Delia Marcu, Grigore Damian, Constantin Cosma et al. · Journal of Biological Physics · 2013 · 202 citations

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Authors

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  1. RN
    R.A. Nilan

    Washington State University, United States

    16 publications · 366 citations

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  2. CF
    C. F. Konzak

    Washington State University, United States

    17 publications · 467 citations

    13

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  3. BV
    B. V. Conger

    University of Tennessee at Knoxville, United States

    13 publications · 276 citations

    11

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  4. RS
    Richard S. Caldecott

    Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States

    13 publications · 538 citations

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  5. JK
    Joong‐Ho Kwon

    Kyungpook National University, South Korea

    9 publications · 296 citations

    9

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Institutions

740

  1. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    15 h-index

    46 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

    Mumbai, India

    14 h-index

    53 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. Brookhaven National Laboratory

    Upton, United States

    14 h-index

    32 publications

    873 citations

  4. Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Oak Ridge, United States

    13 h-index

    30 publications

    876 citations

  5. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    12 h-index

    27 publications

    881 citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    51 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    11 h-index

    35 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. University of Kalyani

    Kalyani, India

    11 h-index

    23 publications

    831 citations

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Venues

  1. Radiation Physics and Chemistry

    27 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. Radiation Botany

    55 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

    25 publications · 1K citations

    16

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  4. CYTOLOGIA

    23 publications · 518 citations

    15

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  5. Radiation Research

    25 publications · 705 citations

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