The growth and development of more than 500 Zea mays seeds flown on Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) were studied. Somatic mutations, including white-yellow stripes on leaves, dwarfing, change of leaf sheath color or seedling color were observed in plants developed from these seeds. When the frequency of white-yellow formation was used as the endpoint and compared with data from ground based studies, the dose to which maize seeds might be exposed during the flight was estimated to be equivalent to 635 cGy of gamma rays. Seeds from one particular holder gave a high mutation frequency and a wide mutation spectrum. White-yellow stripes on leaves were also found in some of the inbred progenies from plants displayed somatic mutation. Electron microscopy studies showed that the damage of chloroplast development in the white-yellow stripe on leaves was similar between seeds flown on LDEF and that irradiated by accelerated heavy ions on ground.


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    Title :

    Mutational effects of space flight on Zea mays seeds


    Contributors:
    Mei, M. (author) / Qiu, Y. (author) / He, Y. (author) / Bucker, H. (author) / Yang, C. H. (author)


    Publication date :

    1994-10-01



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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