Effect of γ-radiation on development, yield and quality of microtubers in vitro in Solanum tuberosum L
2005
Li, H. Z. | Zhou, W. J. | Zhang, Z. J. | Gu, H. H. | Takeuchi, Y. | Yoneyama, K.
Explants obtained from in vitro-propagated plantlets of two potato cultivars, Shepody and Atlantic, were treated with five doses of γ-radiation (0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 Gy) to investigate the stimulating effects of low irradiation on the production and quality of microtubers in vitro. Microtubers of both cultivars treated with γ-radiation initiated 5 d earlier than in the non-irradiated control. The whole period of microtuberization was prolonged by 10 – 15 d with 4, 6 and 8 Gy irradiation treatment for cv. Atlantic. Irradiation of the plantlets (4 Gy) led to a significant increase not only in the microtuber number (116.7 and 34.5 % over the control) but also in the fresh mass (77.6 and 23.2 % in Shepody and Atlantic, respectively). Low dose irradiation (2 – 4 Gy) increased the starch content of microtubers. High doses (6 – 8 Gy) enhanced ascorbic acid and reducing sugar contents. 4 – 6 Gy doses also effectively increased the protein contents of microtubers.
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