ANALYSIS OF CARBON ISOTOPE DISCRIMINATION ON GAMMA RADIATED COWPEA VARIETIES (Vigna unguiculata L.)

SRIKANTH G.A.¹*, D. JAGADEESH², D. ARUN KUMAR³, P.K. SHUKLA^4
1Department of Plant Physiology, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Naini, Prayagraj, 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India
²Department of Molecular Biology, Yuvaraja's College, Mysuru, 570005, University of Mysore, Mysuru, 570006, Karnataka, India
³Department of Seed Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580005, Karnataka, India
⁴Department of Plant Physiology, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Naini, Prayagraj, 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : srikanthga648@gmail.com

Received : 03-01-2020     Accepted : 27-01-2020     Published : 30-01-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 2       Pages : 9415 - 9418
Int J Agr Sci 12.2 (2020):9415-9418

Keywords : Cowpea, Gamma Radiation, Carbon isotope discrimination 12C and 13C
Academic Editor : Loushambam R. S., Rajpal Diwakar, Dr Hemangi Mehta, Dr Pramod Kumar Mishra
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Plant Physiology, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Naini, Prayagraj, 211007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Gamma irradiation can be useful for the alteration of one or a few physiological characters. The present programme was an attempt to study the carbon isotope discrimination and Biochemical observation on cowpea varieties treated with gamma radiation. Plant responses in terms of growth parameters, RWC were analyzed. The result indicated an improvement in growth performances of cowpea varieties under gamma radiation.

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