Effect of gamma radiation on growth and survival of common seed-borne fungi in India

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 907-912

  Maity, J P ^a,b,c   Chakraborty, A ^b   Chanda, S ^c   Santra, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY   (India)

^c Natural Resources Data Management System India   (India)

Author keywords

Fungi; Radiation staining (of seed)

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; GROWTH KINETICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEED;

COLONY FORMATION; GERMINATION; RADIATION STAINING (OF SEED);

GAMMA RAYS;

COBALT 60;

ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CHICKPEA; COLONY FORMATION; CURVULARIA; DOSE RESPONSE; FUNGAL VIABILITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS SPORE; FUNGUS SURVIVAL; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GERMINATION; INDIA; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RICE; SURVIVAL; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 43349096810     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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