[en] Presently work offers a brief revision of some aspects related with the stimulating effect of the drops irradiation dose in the plants and its application in the agriculture

[en] Some general aspects about the radioinduced mutations in the cultivated plants, and the results obtained at national and international level with its application that have allowed him to be associative grateful technique. The most advanced programs in genetics improvement carried out in Cuba with the employment of the radioinduced mutations and the current state of the mutants are also presented

[en] Seeds of California wonder pepper variety were irradiated with dosages among 100-800 Gy, to intervals of 100 Gy, in a source of Co 60 gamma rays, with the objective of determining its radiosensitivity and to establish the adequate interval of dosage for the mutation breeding. A decrease of the growing indicators, productivity and plant fertility was observed with the increasing of irradiation dosages and the interval among 130-460 Gy was established as the most adequate

[en] The effect of low dose of X rays on rice and lettuce plant salt tolerance and on the agricultural yield in plants of cucumber and tomato was studied. The results showed a meaningful increase in the tolerance of the plants to salt stress in both crops for some of the applied dose and were determined the better doses for the increment of the crop yield of the studied varieties. Also was carried out an analysis of regression that showed a high correlation between the variables of the growth and the agricultural yield and on this base it is discussed the possibility of selecting the stimulant dose range during the early plants growth stages

[en] The research was carried out with the purpose to study the effect of low dose of gamma rays Cobalt 60 on the callogenesis process in leaf and root tomato explants cv. Santa clara; the range of applied dose was 0 100 Gy with a rate dose of 28 Gy/min.At the same time an experiment with different concentrations of growth hormone 2.4 D (0; 0.5; 1.0; 1.5; 2.0 mg/l) to select the better treatmen for callow development was done. The results showed a differentiated response of hormones in the growth media and explant type. It was observed that the 5 Gy irradiation dose and the addition 2.0 mg/l of 2.4 D into the growth media cause significant changes in the development and the coloration of the callow; it was also verified that the root explant formed more and most qualify callow, than leaf explant

[en] Based in the obtained results by several authors and the experience accumulated by the group of Nuclear Techniques of the Agricultural Research Institute Jorge Dimitrov about the irradiation techniques; the methodology for tomato growth and productivity stimulation through the seeds irradiation was established. This methodology includes the preparation, irradiation and material selection to irradiate; as well as the sows of the material under field conditions. With her application the seedlings of good quality is guaranteed, what facilitates its transplant from the nursery to field conditions with 7 days in advance comparing to the control treatment, that contributes to the saving of material and human resources. Their fundamental contribution is given in the increment of the agricultural yield that reaches maximum values about 30% for some of the applied treatments. It is also recommended, the application of response- surface analysis among the plant yield (dependent variable) and the irradiation doses (independent variable) for determine the better stimulation doses in each one of the four varieties, as well as the time repeatability parameter of the growth and productivity were calculated, that which endorses the practical application of the proposed methodology

[en] The influence of seed treatment with X-rays radiation on the growth and yield of peppers plants of the California Wonder variety was studied. The seeds were irradiated with X- rays irradiation source of low potency (11.47 Gy/min), with doses of 5, 10, 20 y 30 Gy, using untreated seeds as controls. Plant height (mm), root length (mm), stem diameter (mm), polar average diameter (mm) ecuatorial mean diameter (mm), mean fruit mass (g) and yield per plant (kg.plant''1⁾ were evaluated. The results showed a significant improvement (p≤ 0.001) in the indicators of plants height (15%), root length (12%), stem diameter (7%), equatorial mean diameter (47%), mean fruit mass (16%) and yield per plant (107%), compared to control