Abstract:The soaked seeds of two rice cultivars"Mid-stalk Early"and"BG-90- 2",were irradiated with ~(60)Co γ-ray,and the effects on the rate of seedling formation,seedling height and root length were examined.It was found that Mid-stalk Early is more sensitive to radiation than BG-90-2. The damage of γ-ray at 20 kR dosage on rice organs was more signi- ficant than that of 10 kR.The radiosensitivity of different organs of the same cuhivar was found to be:radicel>plumule.The frequency of seed- ling formation of soaked seeds of Mid-stalk Early was lower than that of BG-90-2 at same dosage.