Cytological effects of fungicides. II. Chromosomal aberrations induced by Vitavax-200 and Dithane S-60 in meiotic cells of wheat and two related species.
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by International Society of Cytology in CYTOLOGIA
- Vol. 45 (1/2) , 169-175
- https://doi.org/10.1508/cytologia.45.169
Abstract
The meiotic effects of Vitavax-200 and Dithane S-60 on hexaploid wheat Triticum aestivum, tetraploid wheat T. durum and the diploid related species Aegilops ligustica were studied. The number of abnormal cells significantly increased. There were lagging chromosomes, single bridges, multiple bridges, ring chromosomes and asynchronization. Chromosome stickiness might be the cause of there abnormalities. Vitavax and Dithane are similar in their action to chemical mutagens. The increase in ploidy level was accompanied by the increase in number of abnormal cells.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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