SOME CYTOGENETIC EFFECTS OF THE BARLEY SEED TREATMENT WITH HYDROALCOHOLIC SAGE EXTRACT

  • IONELA DACIANA MIERLICI
    SC. CCPPM PLANTAVOREL SA, Piatra Neamt
    ionela_daciana@yahoo.com
  • GABRIELA CĂPRARU
    University "Alexandru Ioan Cuza", Iasi, Faculty of Biology, Romania
  • GOGU GHIORGHIŢĂ
    University "Vasile Alecsandri", Bacau, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Marasesti Street, no. 157, Bacau, Romania
    gogugen@yahoo.com

Abstract

The paper presents some results regrading the cytogenetic effects of the barley tretament with sage extract (Salvia officinalis) upon the barley caryopses. It was proved that the treatment of barley with this extract had as effect the stimulation of the mitotic division in the radicle apex of the species and did not lead to any important cytogenetic changes (chromosome aberrations) in the anathelophase of the radicle mitoses.

Cuvinte cheie

barley hydroalcoholic sage extract mitotic index chromosome aberrations