Authors: Arzu Özkara Dilek Akyıl Sevim Feyza Erdoğmuş Muhsin Konuk
Publish Date: 2011/03/02
Volume: 183, Issue: 1-4, Pages: 517-524
Abstract
In this study the effect of Afyonkarahisar Sugar Factory’s discharge water on germination percentage root growth and mitotic divisions of the root tip cells of Hordeum vulgare L were investigated Six concentrations of wastewater and ranging from 100 10 − 1 10 − 2 10 − 3 10 − 4 10 − 5 were applied for 6 12 18 and 24 h respectively It was observed that the treatments reduced the germination percentages of H vulgare grains and inhibited the root growth as well as reduced mitotic index compared to the control group at all concentrations It was also observed that the increase of the concentrations of wastewater decreased the cell division and several mitotic anomalies such as cmitosis lagging chromosomes multipolar anaphases and chromosome bridges increased
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