Effect of Gamma radiation on germination and growth of Cenchrus ciliaris LINN (Dhaman Grass)
Effect of Gamma radiation on germination and growth of Cenchrus ciliaris LINN (Dhaman Grass)
Ghulam Sarwar Khan
ABSTRACT
A study to find out the beneficial effects of radiation
on Cenchrus ciliaris was carried out at University of
Agriculture and Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and
Biology Faisalabad. The dry see was treated with
1,3,5,7,9,10,15,20,25,30, and 40 KR. Doses of 7to 15 KR
doses showed significant increase in tillering, plant
height, fresh and dry matter yield. Flowering was
earlier in 5 to 15 KR and delayed for other doses.
Germination was not much affected. Pollen fertility
gradually decreased with the increase in radiation
dosage.
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June 1988
Vol. 38, Iss. 2
