Caffeine Enhancement of the Damage Induced by Gamma Rays and Alkylating Agents in Rice Seeds

Abstract

The present experiments were carried out to flnd out the caffeine enhanccment of the damage induced by physical and chemical mutagens in rice. It may be noted that enhanced radiation damage occurred when caffeine treatment was given immediately after irradiation. In the treatments of alkylating agents, on the contrary, caffeine was found to have an effect if it was applied af.ter a while.