What can the Allium cepa test say about pesticide safety? A review

CF Camilo-Cotrim, EFLC Bailão, LS Ondei… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The increasing use of pesticides has caused global concerns about the toxic effects and
adverse consequences of pesticides on humans and the environment. Among the ways to …

An evaluation for the standardization of the Allium cepa test as cytotoxicity and genotoxicity assay

E Bonciu, P Firbas, CS Fontanetti, J Wusheng… - Caryologia, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A general report on the use of the Allium test as cytotoxicological and
genotoxicological assay is proposed, with particular emphasis about the standardization of …

Cytogenotoxic potential of a hazardous material, polystyrene microparticles on Allium cepa L.

S Maity, A Chatterjee, R Guchhait, S De… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution represents a global concern for the biodiversity conservation, ecosystem
and public health. The polystyrene is one of the dominant pollutants in both terrestrial and …

Pesticide mediated oxidative stress induces genotoxicity and disrupts chromatin structure in fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) seedlings

K Mahapatra, S De, S Banerjee, S Roy - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Here we report cytototoxic and genotoxic potentials of four commonly used pesticides,
including, tricyclazole, thiabendazole (fungicides), plethora and slash-360 (insecticides) in …

Assessing phytotoxicity and cyto-genotoxicity of two insecticides using a battery of in-vitro biological assays

M Shahid, MT Zeyad, A Syed, AH Bahkali… - … /Genetic Toxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Intensive use of chemical pesticides in agriculture poses environmental risks and may have
negative impacts on agricultural productivity. The potential phytotoxicity of two chemical …

Cytotoxic evaluation of glyphosate, using Allium cepa L. as bioindicator

SAS Mercado, JDQ Caleño - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Glyphosate is a chemical compound used mainly as a broad spectrum herbicide, it is
recognized for its proven effectiveness and easy handling. It represents more than 60% of …

Lycopene: an antioxidant product reducing dithane toxicity in Alliumcepa L.

O Macar, T Kalefetoğlu Macar, K Çavuşoğlu… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The current study was undertaken to assess the attenuating potential of lycopene against
Dithane toxicity in Allium cepa L. roots. A. cepa bulbs were arranged in 6 groups. The control …

Morphotoxicity and cytogenotoxicity of pendimethalin in the test plant Allium cepa L.-A biomarker based study

S Verma, A Srivastava - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Pesticides have brought tremendous benefits to mankind by increasing food production and
controlling various crop diseases. But their prolonged and extensive use has been reported …

Cyto–genotoxic effect causing potential of polystyrene micro-plastics in terrestrial plants

M Kaur, M Xu, L Wang - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The polystyrene micro-plastics (Ps-MPs) is one of the leading pollutants found in both
aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. While most of the studies on the morphology and cyto …

[HTML][HTML] Fate of Plastic Nanoparticles (PNPs) in Soil and Plant Systems: Current Status & Research Gaps

S Agarwal, S Kumari, N Singh, S Khan - Journal of Hazardous Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanosized plastic particles are emerging pollutants in soil, plants, and water resources, and
a global environmental concern of the 21 st century, as evidenced by widespread …