ІI- Potential mutagenic effect of dusting Vicia faba seeds with Malathion 1% powder or fumigating by Phosphine for storage | ||
| African Journal of Biological Sciences | ||
| Article 2, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 23-44 PDF (543 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajbs.2017.68628 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Zakia Adam* 1; Evon Mikhael2; Zeinab El- Ashry2; Nahla Ehsan1; Rania Tawfik Ali2 | ||
| 1Botany Department, Faculty of Girls, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 2Genetics and Cytology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This work was carried out to evaluate the potential mutagenic effect of the two stored seeds protectant agents “Malathion 1% powder and Phosphine fumes”, commonly used in Egypt, to protect the stored beans from two storage Bruchids pests (Callosobruchus maculates F and C. chinensis L.) after six months of storing of Vicia faba seeds (Var. Giza 716) under treatment with (1, 2 & 4 times the effective concentrations) of each of the two agents. The evaluation took place on: germ cells (meiosis); some quantitative agronomic traits of F1&F2 generation plants and the changes in the storage protein banding pattern of M2 seeds, for each concentration comparing with concomitant negative control. The obtained results emphasized that: “Phosphine fumes” is the more potential mutagenic agent, while “Malathion 1% powder” was the least. So for the need of agriculture Malathion 1% powder can be safely used as seeds’ protectant agent for storage if used in the recommended concentration. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| malathion; Phosphine; meiosis; metric traits; protein electrophoresis | ||
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