Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health

Pramod Kumar Tandon ¹, Induja Tripathi ¹, Kumkum Mishra ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, U.P-226007, IN

Abstract

Cytotoxic effects of effluents of both sugar and textile industries were studied in the ischolar_main meristem cells of Hordeum vulgare plants. A comparative investigation on the somatic cells have been made on the basis of cytological observations such as mitotic index and other chromosomal abnormalities. Result of the present study indicated that both the industrial effluents have inhibitory effect on mitotic index and induced several chromosomal abnormalities.

Keywords

Cytotoxic Effect, Industry Effluents, Root Meristem, Hordeum Vulgare, Somatic Cells, Mitotic Index, Chromosomal Abnormalities.

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