title: [Non-thermal effect of GSM electromagnetic radiation on quality of pea seeds].
abstract: The seeds with low level of room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) were selected from a lot of air-dry peas (Pisum sativum) with 62% germination. These strong seeds (95-97% germination percentage) in air-dry, imbibed or emerged states were exposed to 905 MHz GSM-band electromagnetic radiation (EMR). The following effects of EMR were observed. Fraction II with higher RTP level appeared in the air-dry seeds. The germination rate decreased 2-3 fold in the air-dry, swollen and sprouting seeds due to an increase in the ratio of the seedlings with morphological defects (from 3 to 38%) and suffocated seeds (from 1 to 15%). We suggest tentative mechanisms to account for the decreased fitness of peas under GSM-band EMR (905 MHz); also discussed is the role of non-enzymatic hydrolysis of carbohydrates and amino-carbonyl reaction in this process.
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Veselova
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Veselovskiĭ
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Deev
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Baĭzhumanov
mesh_terms: D040421:Cell Phone; D060733:Electromagnetic Radiation; D018525:Germination / Q000528:radiation effects; D018532:Pisum sativum / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D036226:Seedlings; D012639:Seeds / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*