Table 2. Germination and plant growth in two wheat varieties exposed to different radiation doses. Values shown are means ± SD for n = 3 independent experiments.

Radiation exposure method	Dose (Gy)	Germination (%)	Shoot length	Root length
	Control	98.3	13.97 ± 1.24	10.87 ± 1.13
Acute	100	98.3	10.13 ± 0.72	9.4 ± 0.95
	300	93.3	7.03 ± 1.04	6.50 ± 1.04
	500	96.7	4.04 ± 1.03	2.62 ± 0.67
Chronic	100	93.3	11.03 ± 0.65	11.38 ± 1.25
	300	95.0	8.26 ± 0.66	5.46 ± 0.93
	500	98.3	1.77 ± 0.24	1.03 ± 0.31