PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON EFFECTS OF GAMMA RAY ON SEED RETENTION INDICES OF THREE NIGERIAN SESAME (SESAMUM INDICUM L.) VARIETIES

PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON EFFECTS OF GAMMA RAY ON SEED RETENTION INDICES OF THREE NIGERIAN SESAME (SESAMUM INDICUM L.) VARIETIES

In an attempt to improve sesame for reduction of seed loss due to shattering of capsule at harvest, the seeds of three varieties of sesame (NCRIBEN-04E, NCRIBEN-01M and NCRIBEN-03L) were treated with five different doses (0, 250, 350, 450 and 550 Gy) of gamma irradiation; 0 Gy being the control. All...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Liman MUHAMMAD, Olamide Ahmed FALUSI, Mathew Omoniyi ADEBOLA, Onyedi David OYEDUM, Oladipopu Abdulazeez Yusuf DAUDU, Gado Adamu AISHATU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Plant Development
Subjects:
Gamma Irradiation
inverted
non-shattering
resistance
shattering
upright
Online Access:http://www.plant-journal.uaic.ro/docs/2017/6.pdf

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