Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on seed germination and root meristematic cells of Allium cepa L.

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 672, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 76-81

  Tkalec, Mirta ^a   Malarić, Krešimir ^b   Pavlica, Mirjana ^a   Pevalek Kozlina, Branka ^a   Vidaković Cifrek, Željka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Germination rate; Mitotic aberrations; Mitotic index; Radiofrequency EMF; Root growth

Indexed keywords

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPOSURE; GERMINATION; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MITOSIS RATE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; ONION; PLANT CELL; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; ROOT LENGTH; ROOT MERISTEMATIC CELL;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GERMINATION; MERISTEM; MICROSCOPY; ONIONS; PLANT ROOTS; SEEDS;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 58649092847     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2008.09.022     Document Type: Article

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