M. Y. Turay

Effect of Gamma Rays on Seed Germination, Seedling Height, Survival Percentage and Tiller Production in Some Rice Varieties Cultivated in Sierra Leone

S. S. Harding, S. D. Johnson, D. R. Taylor, C. A. Dixon & M. Y. Turay · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2012

Thirteen rice varieties cultivated in Sierra Leone were used to examine varietal differences in radiosensitivity to gamma radiation during the wet season of 2006 in the lowland ecology. Dry seeds of rice varieties were exposed to gamma radiation ranging from 50 to 800 Gy to deter...