Gamma Rays and CarbonIon-Beams Irradiation for Mutation ...
Gamma Rays and CarbonIon-Beams Irradiation for Mutation ...
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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