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Mutation effect of high altitude balloon flight on rice and green pepper seeds.
Hang tian yi xue yu yi xue gong cheng = Space medicine & medical engineering - 1 Apr 1997
Li J, Wang P, Han D, Chen F, Deng L, Guo Y
Abstract excerpt
Dry seeds of rice and green pepper were carried in the basket of a high altitude balloon to 30-40 km for 8 h. The treated seeds were planted on the ground and characters of these seeds and their progenies, such as development, fruiting, disease resistance were observed. The results showed that the SP2 generation of the treated rice showed strong mutation. A Japonica male fertility restorer rice line was found...
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