%0 Journal Article %T THEINFLUENCEOFIRRADIATEDWHEATONLONGEVITYANDREPRODUCTIONOFTHEGRAINWEEVILSitophilusgranariusLINNE1758 %A V. %A Arthur %A F.M. %A Wiendl %A S.S.H. %A Franco %J ºËũѧ±¨ %P 223-226 %D 1993 %X Themainobjectiveofthepresentresearchwastodeterminetheinfluenceofgammairradiationsonwheat,thedietofthegrainweevil,usingasparametersofthelongevityandreproductionofthisinsect.Thedosesof60Co¦Ã-raysappliedtowheatgrainswereO(control),125,250,500,1000,2000,and4000Gy,atadoserateof3000Gyperhour.Thelongevity,expressedaslife-expectancyindays,andthereproductionexpressedasthenumberofF1adults,showednodifferencesuptothedoseof2000Gy.Thewheatirradiatedwiththedoseof4000Gyinducedalowerlife-expectancyoftheinsectsfedwithirradiatedwheatandasmallernumberofinsectsoftheF1generation. %U http://www.hnxb.org/CN/abstract/abstract9946.shtml