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a diploid clone (genomic constitution: AA) was not sensitive to the<br />

irradiation; a tetraploid clone (AAAA) showed the lowest level of<br />

irradiation damage. For diploid clones doses of 20-25 Gy are advised, <strong>for</strong><br />

triploid clones (AAA, AAB, ABB) doses of 35-40 Gy <strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong> tetraploid<br />

(AAAA) doses of 50 Gy.<br />

3. 3. 2. Chronic irradiation ( 60 Co) at the “<strong>Gamma</strong> Field” in banana<br />

plants<br />

Irradiated plants from “<strong>Gamma</strong> Field” were planted on in vitro<br />

culture to initiate multiplication as described in Fig. 12, where propagation<br />

of the material after irradiation is shown. Normal growth was observed in<br />

plants during the irradiation exposure <strong>for</strong> 34 days kept at “<strong>Gamma</strong> Field”.<br />

After three propagations, 120 plants were obtained <strong>and</strong> screened to detect<br />

resistant/tolerant mutants to black Sigatoka at early stages using juglone as<br />

a host-specific toxin.<br />

3. 3. 3. Chronic irradiation ( 137 Cs) at the “<strong>Gamma</strong> Greenhouse” in<br />

banana plants<br />

At the “<strong>Gamma</strong> Greenhouse”, plants from each cultivar kept <strong>for</strong><br />

nine months showed observable unique characteristics, which demonstrate<br />

that damage could occur in the meristematic cells. Characteristics such as<br />

double leaf (DL), long leaf (LL), abnormal leaf (AL), rudimentary leaf<br />

(RL), right side short leaf (RSSL), spindled leaf (SL), <strong>and</strong> yellow spotted<br />

leaf (YSL) <strong>and</strong> normal leaf (NL) were recorded (Fig. 13). Table 4<br />

summarizes the unique characteristics observed in the four cultivars. YSL<br />

was the most frequent observed characteristic in ‘Cavendish Enano’,<br />

‘FHIA-01’ <strong>and</strong> ‘Orito’, except in ‘Williams’.<br />

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