Effect of X-rays and Gamma Rays on Tomato Seeds Growth

Abstract

This thesis deals with the effect of irradiation on growth of tomato seeds. Tomato seeds were irradiated using x-ray radiation and Gamma ray radiation for different period of time. To grow those samples were supplied by magnetized water and tap water. Which reveals that the sample irradiated using x-ray radiation for three minutes and irrigating with tap and magnetized water was grown in 20 and 8 days respectively. The sample which irradiated for six minutes reveals the result of growth in 9 and 10 days respectively. In case of Gamma radiation the samples was exposure for 15 and 30 minutes. For the samples which exposure for 15 minutes and irrigating with tap water and magnetized water it was grown in 7 days for magnetized water and not yet grown for tap water. While the tomato seeds which exposure to Gamma rays radiation with tap and magnetized water was found that they were grown in 10 days for both samples. In conclusion, the samples which exposure for short period of time to irradiation and magnetized water was grown fast.