Radiation-induced effects on some common storage edible seeds in India infested with surface microflora

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1065-1072

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

^a UGC DAE CONSORTIUM FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

^c Natural Resources Data Management System India   (India)

Author keywords

Bengal gram; Microflora; Radiation; Rice; Storage seeds

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MICROORGANISMS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

RADIATION INDUCED EFFECTS; STORAGE EDIBLE SEEDS;

SEED;

COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; ENERGY; EXPOSURE; FUNGUS; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GERMINATION; GRAIN; INDIA; INFESTATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; MOISTURE; PLANT SEED; RADIATION DOSE; RICE; STORAGE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 5644274035     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2003.10.014     Document Type: Article

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