POSSIBLE ROLE OF SUPRACELLULAR MECHANISMS IN RADIOADAPTATION EFFECTS OF PLANTS

Abstract

The complete algorithm of research of radioadaptive response has been carried out, starting from the receipt of dose dependences of action of acute gamma-irradiation and UV-C-irradiation on seedlings of long-stalked flax with the purpose of determination of adapting and testing doses, and completing by studying actually radioadaptive response. By the example of specific and nonspecific radioadaptive response its connection has been shown with hormetic action of adapting factors and histological aspects of radioadaptation mechanism have been studied. On the basis of the obtained results, a hypothesis is based on the possible role of supracellular (in particular, proliferative) processes in providing of radioadaptation.