Effects of Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation on the Growth and Development of Plants. Final Report, May 1959-November 1982

摘要

A summary of research to investigate the effects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation on the growth and development of plants is presented. Included in this report are summaries of studies on the interaction of visible radiant energy with x-ray-induced chromosomal aberrations, an investigation of the biochemical and biophysical mechanisms by which plants detect and react to external radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum and a description of precise and sophisticated instruments that were designed and developed to continuously monitor the composition of that radiation in the environment. 69 refs. (ERA citation 11:003844)