Dichlorophen and Dichlorovos mediated genotoxic and cytotoxic assessment on root meristem cells of Allium cepa

Plants are direct recipients of agro – toxics and therefore important materials for assessing environmental chemicals for genotoxicity. The meristematic mitotic cell of Allium cepa is an efficient cytogenetic material for chromosome aberration assay on environmental pollutants. Onion root tips were...

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Main Authors: Sibhghatulla Shaikh, Nazia Nazam, Mohammad Iqbal Lone, Waseem Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Philippines 2012-06-01
Series:Science Diliman
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Online Access:http://www.journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/sciencediliman/article/view/3455/3186