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By the example of fast-ageing Allium fistulosum seeds, it was shown that the storage temperature of +4, −6, and −18°C, regardless of the used gas atmosphere, did not affect laboratory germination, mitotic activity, or the frequency of chromosome aberrations and lags in the apical meristem of seedling roots in comparison to the control. The best conditions for seed storage were +4°C (argon, carbon dioxide), −6°C (air, argon, nitrogen, carbon dioxide), and −18°C (air), as proven by the lowest frequency of micronuclei in root cells of seedlings.
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Original Russian Text © I.A. Prokopiev, G.V. Filippova, A.A. Shein, 2014, published in Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genetiki i Selektsii, 2014, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 410–415.
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Prokopiev, I.A., Filippova, G.V. & Shein, A.A. Effect of different conditions of welsh onion seed storage on germination and cytogenic characteristics of its seedlings. Russ J Genet Appl Res 4, 614–617 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079059714060173
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