Journal of Plant Biotechnology

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Effect of Irradiation on the Biological System in Plants

식물의 생물학적 시스템에 대한 방사선의 상호작용

  • Choi, Jong-Il (Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Kyun (Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
  • 최종일 (전남대학교 생물공학과) ;
  • 김진규 (한국원자력연구원 첨단방사선연구소)
  • Received : 2013.07.17
  • Accepted : 2013.08.10
  • Published : 2013.09.30
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Abstract

Research on the basic interaction of radiation with biological systems has contributed to human society through various applications in pharmaceutical, medicine, agriculture and other technological developments. In the agricultural sciences and food technology sectors, the last few decades have witnessed a large number of pertinent works regarding the utilization of radiation for evolution of superior varieties of agricultural crops of economic importance. This review presents general information about the effect of radiation on plant specificity, dose response, and benefits. There has been summarized of the effects observed after exposure and influenced by several factors including plant characteristics and radiation features. We also report on the effect of ${\gamma}$-irradiations on plants, focusing on metabolic alterations, modifications of growth and development and changes in biochemical pathways.

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