THE CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF ZINC AND CADMIUM METAL IONS ON ROOT TIP CELLS OF PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L. (FABACEAE)

Abstract: The present study was designed to evaluate the cytotoxic effects of different concentrations of zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd) heavy metal ions on root tip cells of Phaseolus vulgaris L. For this aim, we used the germination percentage, root lenght, weight gain and micronucleus (MN) frequency...

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Main Authors: Kültiğin ÇAVUŞOĞLU, Emine YALÇIN, Aysun ERGENE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Suleyman Demirel University 2009-06-01
Series:Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Fen Dergisi
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Online Access:http://dergipark.gov.tr/sdufeffd/issue/11269/134660?publisher=sdu-1