Biological effect on sugar beet seeds induced by ion implantation

Biological effects of low energy nitrogen ion implantation on Jatropha curcas L. seed germination

“…In Arabidopsis thaliana, the analysis of the variation in genome DNA by RAPD showed that this technology also induced wider mutational spectrum than gamma-ray [8]. Since mutagenicity of low energy ions implantation on rice was firstly reported in China in 1989 [9], the use of this technology on biological material for genetic modification purposes has experienced a rapid growth in various plant species, such as rice [10][11][12], tomato [13], cotton [14], sweet potato [15], maize [16], wheat [17], buckwheat [18], rose [19], and carnation [20]. Furthermore, low energy nitrogen ion implantation was reported to be able to improve agronomic traits of crop: 11 new lines of rice mutants with higher yield, broader disease resistance, shorter growing period and higher grain quality were obtained by using this technology in China [21].…”