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The aim of this study was to test infertility of the Egyptian cotton leaf-worm, Spodoptera littoralis. Three concentrations, 0.8, 1.6 and 2.0 μg/ larva of aflatoxin B-1 and G-1 were applied to the final instar of the larval period. Both B-1 and G-1 induced mutagenic effects on spermatogenesis and morphogenesis which consequently reflected in infertility of Spodoptera littoralis. The phenomenon of mutagenicity was more obvious in larvae treated with G-1 rather than in those treated with B-1. The two analogues were also capable of inducing malformations in sperms. These abnormalities were transmitted to and inherited by the progeny.
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Abdou, R.F., Megalla, S.E. & Azab, S.G. Mutagenic effects of aflatoxin B-1 and G-1 on the Egyptian cotton leaf-worm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.). Mycopathologia 88, 23–26 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00439290
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