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Azhar Mohamad; Ahsanulkhaliqin Abdul Wahab, E-mail: azhar_m@nuclearmalaysia.gov.my2013
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[en] Full-text: Gamma irradiation is one of the most common procedures in plant mutagenesis and agrobiotechnology activities. The procedures consist of chronic and acute gamma radiation. Generally, 60Co and 137Cs are gamma radiation sources for radiation processing with relatively high energy (half-life 5.27 years for 60Co and 30.1 years for 137Cs). The energy associated with gamma radiation is high enough to break the molecular bonds and ionize atoms without affecting structure of the atomic nucleus (avoiding induction of radioactivity). The Gamma Green House (GGH) is the only chronic irradiation facility in Malaysia, located at Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia). GGH is used for induction of mutation in plants and other biological samples at low dose radiation over period of time depending on the nature and sensitivity of the plant species. The GGH consist of circular green house with 30 meters radius, control room and irradiator with interlock system. The irradiator produces low dose gamma radiation derived from Caesium-137 radioactive source. The biological samples can be exposed to low dose radiation in days, weeks, months or years. The current irradiation rate for GGH is 2.67 Gy/ hr at 1 meter from the source. Chronic gamma irradiation produces a wider mutation spectrum and useful for minimizing radiation damages towards obtaining new improved traits for research and commercial values. The prospect of the gamma greenhouse is its uses in research, educations and services on induced mutation techniques for the improvement of plant varieties and microbes. In generating awareness and attract users to the facility, Nuclear Malaysia provides wide range of irradiation services for plant species and mutagenesis consultancies to academicians, students scientists, and plant breeders, from local universities, other research institutes, and growers. Charges for irradiation and consultancy services are at nominal rates. The utilization activities of the gamma greenhouse mainly cover Research and Development, Research Collaboration, Exchange of Information, Irradiation Services, Training Programs, Education, Exchange of Scientists and Seminars/ Conferences. (author)
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2013; 1 p; INUSTEC 2013: International Nuclear Science, Technology and Engineering Conference 2013; Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia); 30 Sep - 2 Oct 2013; Available in abstract form only, full text entered in this record; Oral presentation.
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ACUTE EXPOSURE, ASIA, BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS, BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS, CESIUM ISOTOPES, COBALT ISOTOPES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI, INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES, IONIZING RADIATIONS, IRRADIATION, ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES, ISOTOPES, MALAYSIAN ORGANIZATIONS, MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, NUCLEAR FACILITIES, NUCLEI, ODD-EVEN NUCLEI, ODD-ODD NUCLEI, RADIATION EFFECTS, RADIATIONS, RADIOISOTOPES, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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