Organophosphate induced chlorophyll mutations in Hordeum vulgare

1 November 1979

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Vol. 55 (6) , 253-255
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00265360

Abstract

Ten Organophosphorus (OP) insecticides are tested for their genetic toxicology in the Hordeum vulgare system. Of these, 8 OPs induced chlorophyll mutations of which 6 are new discoveries.

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