Relative genotoxic effects of cypermethrin, alphamethrin and fenvalerate on the root meristems of Allium cepa

Cytologia

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-231

  Rao, Bandaru V ^a   Narasimham, Tanikella L ^a   Subbarao, Muktinutalapati V ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allium test; Genotoxicity; Synthetic pyrethroid insecticides

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 28244487780     PISSN: 00114545     EISSN: 00114545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.70.225     Document Type: Article

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