Evaluation of the mitodepressive effect, chromosomal aberrations and nuclear abnormalities induced by urea fertilization in the meristematic tissues of Allium cepa L.

Evaluation of the cytogenetic effects of Quantis biostimulant in Allium sativum cells

“…The cytotoxicity level can be determined by the decreased rate of MI (Rosculete et al, 2019). The inhibition of MI, induction of chromosomal aberration and nuclear anomalies in Allium species have been considered as indicators of citotoxicity (Yüzbaşioğlu et al, 2003;Bonciu et al, 2018). The Allium test provides a rapid screening procedure for different pollutants which may represent environmental hazards (Leme and Marin-Morales, 2009;Rosculete et al, 2019).…”

“…Even that the impact on crop production is obviously profitable, the chemical fertilizers residues are a common cause of soil and water pollution (Pandia et al, 2012). The Allium test is an often-used short-term assay for cytotoxicity testing with various advantages, such as low cost and easy to handle (Liman et al, 2015;Bonciu et al, 2018).…”

Efficiency of Potassium Solubilizing Bacteria Inoculants to Improve Yield of Carrot and Their Potential Cytotoxicity on Root Tip Cells

“…Plants are good tools for monitoring the toxic effect of various agro-chemicals on different living systems by observing chromosomal aberrations, nuclear DNA amount and micronuclei tests (Singh et al, 2008). The genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of chemical and bio-fertilizers on plants have been demonstrated by many authors (Khaldi et al, 2012, Arora et al, 2014, Bonciu et al, 2018.…”