Gamma Irradiation of Plukenetia volubilis L. Seeds Promotes Several Changes during Its Germination and Vegetative Growth
Plukenetia volubilis (“sacha inchi”) is a perennial plant that produces edible seeds with a remarkable lipid composition that is highly concentrated in polyunsaturated essential fatty acids. Inca nut seeds have potential use for lowering malnutrition, enhancing sustainable food production systems, r...
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| author | Mike Anderson Corazon-Guivin Sofia Rengifo-Del Aguila Angel David Hernández-Amasifuen Víctor Manuel Arévalo-Rojas Ronny Anthony Acosta-Córdova Agustín Cerna-Mendoza Thiago de Araújo Mastrangelo Jorge Damian Valverde-Iparraguirre Juan Carlos Guerrero-Abad |
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| description | Plukenetia volubilis (“sacha inchi”) is a perennial plant that produces edible seeds with a remarkable lipid composition that is highly concentrated in polyunsaturated essential fatty acids. Inca nut seeds have potential use for lowering malnutrition, enhancing sustainable food production systems, reforestation, and the pharmaceutical industry. The establishment of genetic variability, through spontaneous mutations or induced mutations, can bring desirable and undesirable agronomic traits. Our research focused on studying the impact of gamma radiation on P. volubilis seeds during their germination and vegetative growth. For this purpose, we exposed seeds to different doses of gamma irradiation (0, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, and 900 Gy) and planted them under in vitro and greenhouse conditions following a completely random design. Our findings showed that gamma radiation treatments did not affect the germination of P. volubilis seeds but affected its root tip growth. An analysis on morphological and physiological parameters revealed a reduction in seedling size and weight when the irradiation doses were increased. Also, the pattern of plant organ development changed as its gamma irradiation was increased. Finally, our analysis found that median lethal dose (LD50) for P. volubilis L. seeds is 618.78 Gy. Our findings can be used as an important reference for plant breeding in this species. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1034b2a36f574699ab343572a863e7b12025-02-03T06:42:49ZengWileyAdvances in Agriculture2314-75392023-01-01202310.1155/2023/9737125Gamma Irradiation of Plukenetia volubilis L. Seeds Promotes Several Changes during Its Germination and Vegetative GrowthMike Anderson Corazon-Guivin0Sofia Rengifo-Del Aguila1Angel David Hernández-Amasifuen2Víctor Manuel Arévalo-Rojas3Ronny Anthony Acosta-Córdova4Agustín Cerna-Mendoza5Thiago de Araújo Mastrangelo6Jorge Damian Valverde-Iparraguirre7Juan Carlos Guerrero-Abad8Laboratorio de Biología y Genética MolecularLaboratorio de Biología y Genética MolecularLaboratorio de Biología y Genética MolecularLaboratorio de BiotecnologíaLaboratorio de Biología y Genética MolecularLaboratorio de Biología y Genética MolecularLaboratory of Radiobiology and EnvironmentLaboratorio de Biología y Genética MolecularInstituto de InvestigaciónPlukenetia volubilis (“sacha inchi”) is a perennial plant that produces edible seeds with a remarkable lipid composition that is highly concentrated in polyunsaturated essential fatty acids. Inca nut seeds have potential use for lowering malnutrition, enhancing sustainable food production systems, reforestation, and the pharmaceutical industry. The establishment of genetic variability, through spontaneous mutations or induced mutations, can bring desirable and undesirable agronomic traits. Our research focused on studying the impact of gamma radiation on P. volubilis seeds during their germination and vegetative growth. For this purpose, we exposed seeds to different doses of gamma irradiation (0, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, and 900 Gy) and planted them under in vitro and greenhouse conditions following a completely random design. Our findings showed that gamma radiation treatments did not affect the germination of P. volubilis seeds but affected its root tip growth. An analysis on morphological and physiological parameters revealed a reduction in seedling size and weight when the irradiation doses were increased. Also, the pattern of plant organ development changed as its gamma irradiation was increased. Finally, our analysis found that median lethal dose (LD50) for P. volubilis L. seeds is 618.78 Gy. Our findings can be used as an important reference for plant breeding in this species.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9737125 |
| spellingShingle | Mike Anderson Corazon-Guivin Sofia Rengifo-Del Aguila Angel David Hernández-Amasifuen Víctor Manuel Arévalo-Rojas Ronny Anthony Acosta-Córdova Agustín Cerna-Mendoza Thiago de Araújo Mastrangelo Jorge Damian Valverde-Iparraguirre Juan Carlos Guerrero-Abad Gamma Irradiation of Plukenetia volubilis L. Seeds Promotes Several Changes during Its Germination and Vegetative Growth Advances in Agriculture |
| title | Gamma Irradiation of Plukenetia volubilis L. Seeds Promotes Several Changes during Its Germination and Vegetative Growth |
| title_full | Gamma Irradiation of Plukenetia volubilis L. Seeds Promotes Several Changes during Its Germination and Vegetative Growth |
| title_fullStr | Gamma Irradiation of Plukenetia volubilis L. Seeds Promotes Several Changes during Its Germination and Vegetative Growth |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gamma Irradiation of Plukenetia volubilis L. Seeds Promotes Several Changes during Its Germination and Vegetative Growth |
| title_short | Gamma Irradiation of Plukenetia volubilis L. Seeds Promotes Several Changes during Its Germination and Vegetative Growth |
| title_sort | gamma irradiation of plukenetia volubilis l seeds promotes several changes during its germination and vegetative growth |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9737125 |
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