Title: EVALUATION OF CYTOTOXIC EFFICACY OF DAIRY EFFLUENT ON ROOT MERISTEM CELLS OF GARLIC (Allium sativum L.)
Abstract: In the present investigation an attempt as been made to assess the cytotoxic effects of dairy effluent in the root tip cells of Garlic (Allium sativum L.). The Garlic bulbs were treated with different concentrations of dairy effluent (5, 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100%) at room temperature. The percentage mitotic index was found to be decreased significantly as the concentration of the effluent increased, except in 10% concentration where the mitotic index is higher than control. The chromosomal aberrations were found to be increased as the concentration of the effluent increased when compared to control. The observed chromosomal abnormalities were chromosomal bridge, nuclear lesion, scattered chromosome, fragmented anaphase, fragmented metaphase, micronuclei, scattered chromosome, sticky chromosome and sticky metaphase. According to our findings we can say that 10% concentration of the effluent will promote the cell division when compare to control on the other hand higher concentration of the effluent will produce negative side effects on mitotic division in root tip cells of Garlic.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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