Korean Journal of Environmental Biology (환경생물)

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Effect of a Serial Irradiation of Low Dose Gamma Rays on the Growth and Photosynthesis of Red Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Plants

  • Kim, Jin-Hong (Division of Radiation Application Research, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute(KAERI)) ;
  • Chung, Byung Yeoup (Division of Radiation Application Research, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute(KAERI)) ;
  • Wi, Seung Gon (Division of Radiation Application Research, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute(KAERI)) ;
  • Baek, Myung-Hwa (Division of Radiation Application Research, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute(KAERI)) ;
  • Lee, Myung Chul (National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, R. D. A.,) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Sung (Division of Radiation Application Research, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute(KAERI))
  • Published : 2004.12.01
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Abstract

To reveal the relationship between the changes in the growth and photo- synthesis induced by low dose radiation, red pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants were serially irradiated three times with gamma rays of 0.5, 1, 2, 3, and 4 Gy. The plant growth was monitored by the fresh weight, the stem length, and the leaf length & width. All the irradiation groups (0.5-4 Gy) were stimulated in growth at 1 day after the $1^{st}$ irradiation (DA1I), but rather inhibited at 3 days after the $3^{rd}$ irradiation (DA3I). The maximum photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm), the photochemical quenching (qP), the non-:photochemical quenching (NPQ) and the apparent rate of the photosynthetic electron transport (ETR) were used to represent the changes in the photosynthesis by the serial irradiation. The irradiation groups except 0.5 Gy had higher Fv/Fm values at 3 DA3I than the control one. After the 3$^{rd}$ irradiation, the qP values appeared to be a little lower in the 1-4 Gy groups than in the control and 0.5 Gy ones. In contrast, the NPQ values were rather higher in the irradiation groups except 0.5 Gy. During the whole experimental period, the ETRs decreased in the control group but remained relatively constant in the 4-Gy one. In conclusion, the results obtained indicate that the stimulatory effect of ionizing radiation on the plant growth was determined by the incident dose of the single irradiation rather than by the cumulative one of the serial irradiation. They also demonstrate that the growth stimulation induced by a low dose radiation could not be positively correlated with an alteration in the photosynthesis. Additionally, we discuss in text that an ionizing radiation may partly protect the leaf senescence by delaying the development of the plants.

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