Influence of separate and combined action of γ-radiation and lead nitrate on germination, antioxidant status and cytogenetic indicators of spring barley seedlings
- Authors: Geras’kin S.A.1, Prazyan A.A.1, Vasiliev D.V.1, Bitarishvili S.V.1, Smirnova A.S.1, Shesterikova E.M.1, Khanova A.S.1, Pishenin I.A.1, Kazakova E.A.1, Kvichanskaia E.S.1, Lychenkova M.A.1, Babina D.D.1, Korol M.Y.1, Blinova Y.A.1, Podlutskii M.S.1
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Affiliations:
- National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
- Issue: Vol 65, No 1 (2025)
- Pages: 74–88
- Section: Combined effects
- URL: https://modernonco.orscience.ru/0869-8031/article/view/688235
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0869803125010072
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/KONYQM
- ID: 688235
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Abstract
Exposure of seeds to a dose of γ-radiation of 20 Gy and a concentration of 2 mg/ml lead significantly modifies the oxidative status of barley plants. Lead at the concentration studied is capable of suppressing the development of seedlings, but is inferior to γ-radiation in its ability to induce cytogenetic abnormalities in the root meristem. Lead toxicity affects roots much more than shoots because roots interact directly with the lead solution. Preliminary seeds γ-irradiation modifies the oxidative status of plants, which reduces the negative effect of lead on seed germination and mitotic activity of cells. The combined action of lead and ionizing radiation does not lead to increased oxidative stress and an increase in the frequency of cytogenetic abnormalities compared to their separate action.
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Stanislav A. Geras’kin
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Author for correspondence.
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9978-3049
Russian Federation, Obninsk
Alexander A. Prazyan
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Obninsk
Denis V. Vasiliev
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0463-0029
Russian Federation, Obninsk
Sofia V. Bitarishvili
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3623-7128
Russian Federation, Obninsk
Alena S. Smirnova
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0006-1263-9188
Russian Federation, Obninsk
Ekaterina M. Shesterikova
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6737-5753
Russian Federation, Obninsk
Anastasiya S. Khanova
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1171-0844
Russian Federation, Obninsk
Ivan A. Pishenin
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2633-9251
Russian Federation, Obninsk
Elizaveta A. Kazakova
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2975-5891
Russian Federation, Obninsk
Ekaterina S. Kvichanskaia
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7519-9550
Russian Federation, Obninsk
Mariya A. Lychenkova
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6148-2021
Russian Federation, Obninsk
Darya D. Babina
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2544-9667
Russian Federation, Obninsk
Marina Yu. Korol
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0911-2650
Russian Federation, Obninsk
Yana A. Blinova
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Obninsk
Mikhail S. Podlutskii
National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute” – RIRAE
Email: stgeraskin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7890-0469
Russian Federation, Obninsk
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