Oxidative Damage and Mutagenic Potency of Fast Neutron and UV-B Radiation in Pollen Mother Cells and Seed Yield of Vicia faba L.

Table 2

The productivity parameters of seeds yielded from irradiated Vicia faba seedlings by various irradiation doses of FN and UV-B.

Irradiation types	Doses	Seed yield parameters
		No. of pods/plant	No. of seeds/plant	Average wt. of 100 seeds/gm
FN fluencies (Φ) n/cm²	0.00	21±1.90	62±2.23	72.80±1.30
	2.5 × 10^5	14±2.10	53±1.20	65.60±1.17
	2.3 × 10^6	28±1.2	70±2.00	80.60±2.30
	3.0 × 10^7	12±3.10	33±3.21	56.20±3.00
	1.5 × 10^8	10±1.50	19±1.60	40.20±1.72
UV-B doses μw/cm²	0.00	21±1.00	62±2.23	72.80±1.30
	1/2 h	15±1.7	45±1.2	56.00±2.33
	1 h	23±2.50	68±2.30	75.43±1.76
	2 h	12±1.5	27±1.50	44.12±2.00
	3 h	8±1.10	11±1.76	28.45±1.66