Genotoxicity of hormoban and seven other pesticides to onion root tip meristematic cells

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 27, 2010, Pages 4225-4232

  Asita, Asita Okorie ^a   Matebesi, L P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Cytotoxicity; Genotoxicity; Pesticides; Root tip meristem cells

Indexed keywords

APHICIDE; BENTAZON; BEXADUST; CARBARIL; FUNGI NIL; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; HORMOBAN; INSECTICIDE; RODENTICIDE; STORM KILLER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VILLA;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GENOTOXICITY; MERISTEM; MITOSIS INDEX; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; ONION; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT CELL; ROOT MORPHOLOGY; TELOPHASE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALLIUM CEPA; FUNGI;

EID: 77954900262     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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