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4.2.1.1. Cultivars of banana……………………………………..…75<br />

4.2.1.2. Explants slicing conditioning <strong>for</strong> ion-beams irradiation…..75<br />

4.2.1.3. Ion-beams irradiation doses…….………………..………..76<br />

4.2.1.4. Post-irradiation management……………………….….….77<br />

4.2.2. Assessment of banana plantlets at the nursery <strong>and</strong><br />

at field conditions…………………………………………………..78<br />

4.2.2.1. Disease development periods (DDP-days) <strong>and</strong><br />

infection index (II-%)……………………………..……….78<br />

4.2.2.2. Juglone toxin screening…………………………………....81<br />

4.3. Results <strong>and</strong> Discussion……………………………………………..82<br />

4.3.1. Assessment of banana explants in laboratory conditions…………..82<br />

4.3.1.1. Explants slicing conditioning <strong>for</strong> ion-beams irradiation…..82<br />

4.3.1.2. Biological effects of the carbon ion-beam irradiation<br />

doses (Gy)……………………………………………..…..83<br />

4.3.2. Assessment of banana plantlets at the nursery <strong>and</strong> at field<br />

conditions……………………………………………………......…85<br />

4.3.2.1. Disease development period (DDP-days)...……………….85<br />

4.3.2.2. Infection index (II-%)…………………………………..….87<br />

4.3.2.3. Juglone toxin response……………………………….....…89<br />

4.3.2.4. Plant selection by combining DDP-days, II-% <strong>and</strong><br />

LDNA-%..............................................................................91<br />

4.3.2.5. Relative DNA content………………………..……………92<br />

4.3.3. Factor of effectiveness produced by carbon ion beams………..…..92<br />

Chapter 5<br />

General Discussion………………………………………………………126<br />

Summary………………………………………………………..……….132<br />

Acknowledgement……………………………………………………….135<br />

Literature Cited………………………………………………………..…137

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