Guo Fangqing, Gu Ruiqi. ENHANCEMENT OF RADIATION DAMAGE IN GERMINATING WHEAT SEEDS BY HYPERTHERMIA[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 1994,12(3):140-145.
Guo Fangqing, Gu Ruiqi. ENHANCEMENT OF RADIATION DAMAGE IN GERMINATING WHEAT SEEDS BY HYPERTHERMIA[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 1994,12(3):140-145.DOI:
Enhancement of X-ray induced radiation damage in germinating wheat seeds by heat treatment (44℃ or 41℃, 20 min) has been investigated. The enhancement effect of heat treatment after irradiation was more significant than that of heat treatment before irradiation at dose range of 4.3-8.6 Gy. It was observed that germinating wheat seeds were very sensitive to heat treatment within 15 min after irradiation, which indicated that the repair of radiation damage was very active and rapid in a short period after irradiation. The repair of radiation damage in interval of fractionated irradiation was severely inhibited by heat treatment. The sensitivity of seeds to heat treatment corresponded with the levels of their repair activities. The more active the repairs of the seeds are, the more sensitive to heat treatment the seeds show. It was assumed that the enhancement of radiation damage by heat treatment in germinating wheat seeds was attributed to the inhibition of radiation damage repair by heat treatment, which is similar to the results of animal experiments.