Mutagenic radiations: X-rays, ionizing particles and ultraviolet

Plant Mutation Breeding and Biotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 83-90

  Mba, C ^a,b   Afza, R ^a   Shu, Q Y ^a,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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