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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2008 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 15 | Page No.: 1957-1960
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1957.1960
Structural Changes in Root Tips of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Response to Olive Oil Mill Wastewater
M. Aybeke, U. Sidal and G. Huseyin

Abstract: Toxic effects of the wastewater were investigated ultrastructurally in root tips of Triticum aestivum. As a result, wall and nuclear degradations, disruptions in all cytoplasmic membranes, irregular nucleus shapes and cellular organization defects were densely detected. Besides, germination ratio, total protein contents, DNA contents and root-shoot growth were found to be decreased significantly when compared to the control group. Results were compared with those of recent studies regarding excessive Na+, Fe+2, P, polyphenols and acidic pH toxicity.

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M. Aybeke, U. Sidal and G. Huseyin, 2008. Structural Changes in Root Tips of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Response to Olive Oil Mill Wastewater . Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 11: 1957-1960.

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