Experientia

, Volume 36, Issue 8, pp 948–949 | Cite as

Arrest of somatic cells at G2 by Sevin (pesticide)

  • S. K. T. Nasar
  • S. Singh
Article

Summary

The treatment of onion root meristems with the pesticide Sevin [carbaryl (1-naphthyl n-methyl carbamate)] induces an accumulation of interphase nuclei with a larger diameter, and a subsequent decrease in the index of smaller nuclei. It is concluded that Sevin depresses mitosis by arresting cells at G2 without affecting DNA synthesis.

Keywords

Somatic Cell Large Diameter Carbamate Carbaryl Subsequent Decrease 
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Copyright information

© Birkhäuser Verlag 1980

Authors and Affiliations

  • S. K. T. Nasar
    • 1
    • 2
  • S. Singh
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.Biosciences Research CentreT. N. B. CollegeBhagalpur(India)
  2. 2.Postgraduate Department of BotanyBhagalpur UniversityBhagalpur(India)

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