Effect of gamma radiation on the biology and inherited sterility in European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis Hubner (Lep: Crambidae)

Shiva Osouli; Maryam Atapour; Mehrdad Ahmadi

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109096

Effect of gamma radiation on the biology and inherited sterility in European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis Hubner (Lep: Crambidae)

Appl Radiat Isot. 2020 Jun:160:109096. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109096. Epub 2020 Feb 24.

Authors

Shiva Osouli¹, Maryam Atapour², Mehrdad Ahmadi³

Affiliations

¹ Nuclear Agriculture Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Karaj, P. O. Box 314651498, Iran. Electronic address: shosouli@aeoi.org.ir.
² Institute of Agriculture, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), Tehran, P. O. Box 33535111, Iran.
³ Nuclear Agriculture Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Karaj, P. O. Box 314651498, Iran.

PMID: 32174459
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109096

Abstract

European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner is one of the polyphagous insects which causes damage to more than 200 plant species. This study evaluated the applicability of using sterile insect technique (SIT) and F1 sterility (when male parents were irradiated by sub-sterilizing doses). Accordingly, the effect of gamma radiation at doses 100-350 Gy was determined on the biological and reproductive parameters.

Keywords: Gamma irradiation; Ostrinia nubilalis; Parental and F1 generations; Radiobiology; Sterility.

MeSH terms

Animals
Gamma Rays*
Infertility*
Moths / physiology
Moths / radiation effects*
Zea mays / parasitology