New data on the effect of ionizing radiation on the growth of the aquatic plant  Elodea canadensis  in the laboratory

A. Ya. Bolsunovsky; D. V. Dementyev; E. A. Trofimova; T. A. Zotina

doi:10.1134/S0012496617040019

New data on the effect of ionizing radiation on the growth of the aquatic plant Elodea canadensis in the laboratory

Authors: Bolsunovsky A.Y.¹, Dementyev D.V.¹, Trofimova E.A.¹, Zotina T.A.¹
Affiliations:
1. Institute of Biophysics, Siberian Branch
Issue: Vol 475, No 1 (2017)
Pages: 157-160
Section: General Biology
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0012-4966/article/view/154111
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0012496617040019
ID: 154111

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Toxicological experiments with radioactive bottom sediments and extrinsic γ-irradiation have demonstrated that the growth of common elodea roots is suppressed by irradiation at doses several times lower than the established threshold dose. The effect of γ-irradiation on the growth of elodea stems has not been observed at any dose used. The data obtained show that elodea could be recommended for use as an indicator of biological effects of radiation in the range of low radiation doses.