Greener Journal of Biochemisty and Biotechnology

Greener Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology Vol. 1 (1), pp. 018-022, March 2014.

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Research Paper

Manuscript Number: 022714124

 

Gamma Rays Destroy Plant Stress Resistance Genes

 

 *¹Askari Mohammad Bagher, ²Askari Nahid,

³Vahid Mirzaei Mahmoud Abadi, ⁴Mohsen Mirhabibi,

⁵Nasrin Askari

 

¹Department of Physics, Payame Noor University, PO Box 19395-3697 Tehran, Iran.

²Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate

University of Advanced Technology, Kerman-Iran.

³Professor (Assistant) Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman faculty of physics.

⁴Department of Physics, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

⁵Department of Pathobiology, Shahid Bahonr University of Kerman, Iran.

 

*Corresponding Author’s Email: mb_askari @  yahoo. com,

Tel: +989131990432, FAX: +983412117063

Abstract:

Gamma rays have sufficient energy to ionize matter and therefore can damage living cells. The damage produced in the cell or tissue is proportional to the number of ionizing paths produced in the absorbing material. This investigation was carried out to determine the effects of gamma radiation on the specific gene (arginine decarboxylase (ADC)) of pistachio to choose the best one under various stresses. These results show that the cobalt-60 radiation source which its energy was 1.3M.ev destroy ADC gene. Gamma radiation treatments may be used to examine their effects on germination and survival percentage, growth traits and morphological variation of plants and then isolated the gene of interest to transfer it to other plants.

Keywords: Gamma ray, arginine decarboxylase, pistachio, cobalt-60.

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