Re: [DIYbio] Relatively safe-to-handle mutagens to expose seeds to?

x-ray tubes are probably obtainable/constructable most places (I've
definitely heard of tubes being made DIY, but I also remember it was
quite a skill to do so!)
http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/pbg/public/Protocol-X-ray-mutagenesis-plants.pdf

On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 3:56 PM, Warren Notes <warrennotes@gmail.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know of any relatively safe-to-handle mutagens that can be
> legally obtained - and that are relatively safe to use - that seeds could be
> exposed to to encourage mutagenesis?
>
> At one time, I thought about buying old radioactive watches off of ebay that
> had luminous dials. However, a university professor I asked told me the
> radiation from them would be far too weak to induce mutagenesis.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> -John W. Wilson
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