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Arrest of somatic cells at G2 by Sevin (pesticide)

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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.

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  1. Biosciences Research Centre, T. N. B. College, 812 007, Bhagalpur, India

    S. K. T. Nasar & S. Singh

  2. Postgraduate Department of Botany, Bhagalpur University, 812 007, Bhagalpur, India

    S. K. T. Nasar & S. Singh

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The authors are grateful to Prof. K. S. Bilgrami, Head of the Postgraduate Department of Botany, Bhagalpur University, for providing facilities and to Prof. B.N. Mookerjee for his valued suggestions.

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Nasar, S.K.T., Singh, S. Arrest of somatic cells at G2 by Sevin (pesticide). Experientia 36, 948–949 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953809

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