Sonali Dey (Sengupta)*
A.P.C. Roy Govt. College,
Himachal Vihar,Matigara ,Siliguri-734010, West Bengal, India
Email: sonalidey71@gmail.com
Received-08.05.2016, Revised-25.05.2016
Abstract: Dry seeds (moisture content: 3.22%) of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.; family: Fabaceae) are treated with different doses of ( 0.05, 0.1 ,0.2 and .03 percent, 3h) of pesticides namely Prophenophos (common name:Carina50) and Chloropyriphos ( Dursban), and attributes like seed germination frequency, seedling length, mitotic index, chromosomal aberrations and total protein and soluble sugar content have been analyzed. The objective of this work is to foresee the extent of biological damages caused by the chemicals, which may enable to administer appropriate doses that cause lesser environmental hazards. Results have been analyzed.
Keywords: Pesticides, Chromosomal aberration, Biological damage, Environmental hazards
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