Seed radiometerIt is a device that uses ionizing radiation (such as gamma rays, X-rays, neutrons, etc.) to treat seeds. Its core function is to induce gene mutations and kill pathogens, improve seed quality, and cultivate new varieties. It has important application value in the field of agricultural breeding.

　　Seed radiometerCore functions:

Improve seed quality

Killing pathogenic bacteria: Radiation treatment can significantly reduce the number of pathogenic bacteria carried by seeds, reduce seedling diseases, and improve germination and survival rates.

Promote germination and growth: Radiation can activate enzyme activity in seeds, accelerate the process of water absorption and swelling, make seeds germinate faster, seedlings more robust, and enhance stress resistance (such as drought resistance and cold resistance).

Cultivate new varieties

Inducing genetic variation: Through irradiation treatment, a large number of variants can be obtained in a short period of time, providing breeders with abundant genetic material.

Screening for excellent traits: Individuals with outstanding traits such as high yield, high quality, and resistance to pests and diseases are selected from variants, and stable genetic characteristics are cultivated through multiple generations of breeding to develop new varieties. For example, the wheat variety "Youmanghong 19" developed by the Beijing Academy of Agricultural Sciences through irradiation has significantly better disease resistance than the original variety.

Shorten breeding cycle

Traditional breeding methods require multiple generations of hybridization and selection, with cycles lasting several years or even decades; Radiation breeding can stabilize excellent traits in the third to fourth generation, significantly reducing breeding time. For example, 'Youmanghong 19' was bred in just three years, and in the fourth year, the seeds produced exceeded 2000 pounds.