Gamma irradiation-based mutant creation is one of the most important methods for rice plant mutagenesis breeding and molecular biology research. Although median lethal dose irradiation severely damages rice seedlings, applying brassinolide (BR) can increase the survival rate of irradiated seedlings. In this study, we investigated the effects of soaking seeds in solutions containing different BR concentrations (0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1.0, and 5.0 μmol/L) and then spraying the resulting seedlings twice with 0.1 μmol/L BR. The combined BR treatments markedly decreased the superoxide anion (O2•−), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and malondialdehyde contents but increased the chlorophyll content. An appropriate BR treatment of gamma-irradiated samples substantially increased the activities of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and ascorbate peroxidase as well as the proline, ascorbic acid, and glutathione contents in rice seedling shoots. The BR treatment also promoted the growth of seedlings derived from irradiated seeds and increased the shoot and root fresh and dry weights. Most notably, soaking seeds in 0.01 or 0.1 μmol/L BR solutions and then spraying seedlings twice with 0.1 μmol/L BR significantly increased the final seedling survival rate and decreased mutant loss. The study results suggest that exogenous BR treatments can protect rice seedlings from gamma irradiation stress by enhancing antioxidant metabolism.

为了获得标准化的红薯干辐照灭菌工艺,本试验以γ射线与电子束为不同辐射源,就不同辐照剂量和剂量率对红薯干主要成分、外观品质和贮藏特性的影响开展研究.结果表明,经γ射线≥4 kGy剂量辐照,36℃恒温培养10 d或常温贮存90 d两种方式处理的红薯干;经γ射线≥6 kGy剂量辐照,36℃恒温培养30 d或常温贮存360 d两种方式处理的红薯干,均未检测出微生物.γ射线辐照处理后,红薯干的可溶性固形物、类胡萝卜素含量和感官指标均未发生显著变化.相同剂量下,剂量率越高对红薯干的外观影响越大.电子束剂量率高,辐照处理后的红薯干外观呈黄白色,发生了显著变化.红薯干货架期90 d的辐照灭菌最低有效剂量为4 kGy.本研究结果为红薯干辐照加工工艺的制定提供了依据.

PURPOSE:Radiation mutagenesis, which typically involves gamma rays, is important for generating new rice germplasm resources. Determining the appropriate radiation dose range is critical for the success of radiation mutagenesis. Clarifying the sensitivity and tolerance of genotypically diverse rice varieties to gamma irradiation as well as the radiation-induced changes to reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and antioxidant enzyme activities is crucial for increasing the utility of radiation mutagenesis in rice breeding programs. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The seeds of the following four rice varieties with different genotypes were used as test materials: indica Zhe 1613, glutinous indica Zhe 1708, japonica Zhejing 100, and glutinous japonica Zhenuo 65. Additionally,60Co was used as the source of gamma rays. The rice seeds were irradiated with 14 doses (0, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, and 750 Gy). Non-irradiated seeds were used as the control. The seedling survival rate for each variety was recorded at 3, 7, 14, and 28 days after sowing. Moreover, the median lethal dose (LD50) and critical dose (LD40) were calculated according to the seedling survival rates at 28 days after sowing. The seedling superoxide anion (O2•-), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents and the superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activities were analyzed at 7 days after sowing. RESULTS:As the radiation dose increased, the seedling survival rate decreased. The seedling survival rate also decreased significantly as the number of days after sowing increased. Among the rice genotypes, the rank-order of the radiation tolerance was as follows: indica Zhe 1613 > glutinous indica Zhe 1708 > japonica Zhejing 100 > glutinous japonica Zhenuo 65. The LD50 values were 426.7 Gy for Zhe 1613, 329.2 Gy for Zhe 1708, 318.3 Gy for Zhejing 100, and 316.6 Gy for Zhenuo 65. Increases in the radiation dose resulted in significant increases in the seedling O2•- and H2O2 contents, but only up to a certain point. Further increases in the radiation dose caused the seedling O2•- and H2O2 contents to decrease. The H2O2 content for each variety peaked when the radiation dose was very close to the LD50. We propose that the radiation dose associated with the highest H2O2 content (±50 Gy) should be used as the recommended dose for the gamma irradiation of rice. The radiation dose that resulted in peak seedling O2•- contents in the analyzed rice varieties was very close to the LD40. In all rice varieties, the MDA content increased as the radiation dose increased. The SOD, CAT, POD, and APX activities increased as the radiation dose increased within a certain range (less than 600 Gy for Zhe 1613 and 400 Gy for the other varieties), but there were slight differences among the rice varieties. CONCLUSIONS:Genotypically diverse rice varieties vary regarding their sensitivity to gamma irradiation. Our findings suggest that ROS generation and antioxidant enzyme activities are important factors associated with the radiation mutagenesis of rice. The close relationship between the activities of key antioxidant enzymes, such as SOD, POD, APX, and CAT, and the LD50 and LD40 may be exploited to enhance radiation mutagenesis through the use of plant growth regulators.

用137Cs-γ辐射剂量0～750 Gy对5个品种大麦种子进行了辐照处理,结果表明,随着辐照剂量增加,不同类型的大麦品种发芽情况出现显著差异,总体呈现随着辐照剂量增加,发芽率下降的趋势.皮大麦品种浙皮9号、浙皮12号、花30的辐照半致死剂量在350 Gy左右,裸大麦品种米麦105、米麦146的辐照半致死剂量在250～350 Gy.辐照剂量对大麦幼苗生长有显著影响,不同品种类型之间差异显著,且裸大麦比普通大麦品种敏感.