Genotoxic Effects of Two Pesticides (Rogor and Bavistin) and an Antibiotic (Streptomycin) in Meiotic Cells of Grosspea (Lathyrus sativus L.).

Chromotoxic Effects of One Fungicide(Dithane M-45) and Two Insecticides(Aldrex-30 and Metacid-50).

“…All the concentrations were capable of inducing different types of chromosomal abnormalities and the frequency of abnormalities (Adam et al 1990, Bellani et al 1991, Kumar and Sinha 1991, Ahmad and Yasmin 1992. …”

Male meiosis in reed grass Calamagrostis emodensis Griseb. from cold desert region of Western Himalayas

“…Some possible causes attributed to cytomixis are the effect of chemical fixative used for fixation of material (Gottschalk 1970), mechanical injury (Sarvella 1958), temperature (Basavaiah and Murthy 1987), polyploid level (Verma et al1984), cell response as a consequence of pesticides, antibiotic dosage or chemicals (Kumar and Sinha 1991), failure of cell wall formation during premeiotic mitosis (Kamra 1960), and genetically controlled behaviour ( Mantu and Sharma 1983).…”

Effects of Spiramycin on Chromosome Aberration and Micronucleus Formation in Rat Bone Marrow Cells.

“…Furthermore some of protein synthesis inhibitor antibiotics except macrolide group also have shown different results. For example, antibiotic streptomycin (Protein synthesis inhibitor) has caused meiotic abnormalities in barley (Bilge et al 1977) and Lathyrus sativus (Kumar and Sinha 1991). Griseofulvin (Protein synthesis inhibitor) has caused various meiotic abnormalities in female mouse germ cells .…”