OPERATION CROSSROADS. EFFECTS OF AN ATOMIC BOMB EXPLOSION ON CORN SEEDS

Abstract

The atomic bomb detonation at Bikini during Operation Crossroads offered the opportunity for exposing various biological materials including corn seed to ionizing radiation. This experiment with corn was designed to determine the effects of radiation from the atomic bomb in causing (1) alterations of the chromosome mechanism of heredity; (2) direct injurious action on the plants grown from the treated seed; and (3) sterility due to chromosomal derangement and other causes. For purposes of comparison duplicate samples of seed were exposed to measured dosages of X-rays ranging from 5,000 r to 25,000 r units. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 1947
Accession Number
AD0473888

Entities

People

  • L. F. Randolph

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abnormalities
  • Biomedical Research
  • Bombs
  • Cells
  • Chromosomes
  • Explosions
  • Frequency
  • Genetics
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Explosion Testing
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Plant Structures
  • Plants
  • Radiation
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences
  • Physics

Readers

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