The Sensitivity of Leersia hexandra Sw. to Gamma-Ray Irradiation

Gamma-ray irradiation as a physical mutagen has high penetrating power. Therefore, it is most often used to increase genetic variability or produce new mutant plants. This research was conducted to obtain the lethal dose of gamma-rays in Leersia hexandra plants. The used plant part was a single node...

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Main Authors: Pritha Kartika Sukmasari, Wahyu Widoretno, Dian Siswanto
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Language:English
Published: University of Brawijaya 2021-02-01
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Online Access:https://jels.ub.ac.id/index.php/jels/article/view/427
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description Gamma-ray irradiation as a physical mutagen has high penetrating power. Therefore, it is most often used to increase genetic variability or produce new mutant plants. This research was conducted to obtain the lethal dose of gamma-rays in Leersia hexandra plants. The used plant part was a single node stolon which had a length of 10 cm with the node in the middle of the stolon. The irradiation doses given were 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 Gy. Stolons were inserted into plastic clips and irradiated using a Cobalt-60 gamma irradiation source at the Center for Irradiation and Radioisotope Applications (PAIR), National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) Jakarta. Gamma-irradiation has a significant effect on inhibiting shoot growth. The growth of irradiated Leersia hexandra with the best number of plants and the highest shoots was obtained at a dose of 25 Gy and decreased with increasing irradiation dose. The lethal dose (LD50) was determined eight days after irradiation using CurveExpert 1.4 software. Leersia hexandra plants that can sprout and regenerate followed the linear equation y = 1.02 - 7.5x with LD50 at 68.85 Gy and LD20 at 29.36 Gy.
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spelling doaj-art-71bbf18c5a034c218cedc37c887c928a2025-08-20T03:49:45ZengUniversity of BrawijayaJournal of Experimental Life Science2087-28522338-16552021-02-0111169https://doi.org/10.21776/ub.jels.2021.011.01.02The Sensitivity of Leersia hexandra Sw. to Gamma-Ray IrradiationPritha Kartika Sukmasari0Wahyu Widoretno1Dian Siswanto2Universitas BrawijayaUniversitas BrawijayaUniversitas BrawijayaGamma-ray irradiation as a physical mutagen has high penetrating power. Therefore, it is most often used to increase genetic variability or produce new mutant plants. This research was conducted to obtain the lethal dose of gamma-rays in Leersia hexandra plants. The used plant part was a single node stolon which had a length of 10 cm with the node in the middle of the stolon. The irradiation doses given were 0, 25, 50, 75, 100 Gy. Stolons were inserted into plastic clips and irradiated using a Cobalt-60 gamma irradiation source at the Center for Irradiation and Radioisotope Applications (PAIR), National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) Jakarta. Gamma-irradiation has a significant effect on inhibiting shoot growth. The growth of irradiated Leersia hexandra with the best number of plants and the highest shoots was obtained at a dose of 25 Gy and decreased with increasing irradiation dose. The lethal dose (LD50) was determined eight days after irradiation using CurveExpert 1.4 software. Leersia hexandra plants that can sprout and regenerate followed the linear equation y = 1.02 - 7.5x with LD50 at 68.85 Gy and LD20 at 29.36 Gy.https://jels.ub.ac.id/index.php/jels/article/view/427gamma irradiationgenetic variationleersia hexandralethal dosemutant plant.
spellingShingle Pritha Kartika Sukmasari
Wahyu Widoretno
Dian Siswanto
The Sensitivity of Leersia hexandra Sw. to Gamma-Ray Irradiation
Journal of Experimental Life Science
gamma irradiation
genetic variation
leersia hexandra
lethal dose
mutant plant.
title The Sensitivity of Leersia hexandra Sw. to Gamma-Ray Irradiation
title_full The Sensitivity of Leersia hexandra Sw. to Gamma-Ray Irradiation
title_fullStr The Sensitivity of Leersia hexandra Sw. to Gamma-Ray Irradiation
title_full_unstemmed The Sensitivity of Leersia hexandra Sw. to Gamma-Ray Irradiation
title_short The Sensitivity of Leersia hexandra Sw. to Gamma-Ray Irradiation
title_sort sensitivity of leersia hexandra sw to gamma ray irradiation
topic gamma irradiation
genetic variation
leersia hexandra
lethal dose
mutant plant.
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