Allium cepa assay based comparative study of selected vegetables and the chromosomal aberrations due to heavy metal accumulation
Irrigation of industrial effluents may end in the bioaccumulation of various toxic metals and consequent genetic changes in contaminated food crops. To test this hypothesis and extent of genetic modifications, Allium cepa test was performed to food crops viz. tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) and chi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X19303110 |