Article
Induction of micronuclei in Vicia faba root tips treated in different soils with the herbicide alachlor.
Mutation research - 1 May 1990
De Marco A, Boccardi P, De Simone C, Piccolo A, Raglione M, Testa A, Trinca S
Abstract excerpt
A study was made of the clastogenic effect of the herbicide alachlor using the micronucleus test on root tips of seeds of Vicia faba that had been placed in 2 soils with different characteristics. No significant increase in micronuclei was observed in the seeds planted in the soil with a high content of organic matter. In those planted in soil with a low content, an increase in micronuclei proportional to dose...
Topics
- Acetamides
- Cell Division
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Fabaceae
- Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective
- Mutation
- Plants, Medicinal
- Soil