Table 1.
Cytogenetic analysis of A. cepa root tips exposed to different concentrations of DMSO, chili and tomato extracts.
| Concentration | Bridges | Lagging | Stickiness | Vagrant | Binucleated | Nuclear Lesions | Giant cell | c-mitosis | Aberrations (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMSO-125 | 1.8 (0.7) | 2.6 (1.14) | 1.6 (0.5) | 3.2 (0.8) | 0.8 (0.8) | 2.8 (0.83) | 3.4 (0.5) | 2.6 (0.5) | 7 |
| DMSO-250 | 4.8 (0.8) | 6.2 (1.15) | 3.8 (0.6) | 3.8 (0.9) | 1.6 (0.9) | 4.2 (0.84) | 4.2 (0.6) | 6 (0.6) | 12 |
| DMSO-500 | 1.8 (0.9) | 8 (1.16) | 4.8 (0.7) | 2 (0.1) | 3.2 (0.1) | 4 (0.85) | 5.2 (0.7) | 8.6 (0.7) | 15 |
| DMSO-1000 | 7 (0.1) | 9.4 (1.17) | 7.6 (0.8) | 6.2 (0.11) | 5.6 (0.11) | 9 (0.86) | 2.8 (0.8) | 15.6 (0.8) | 48 |
| Chili-125 | 4.8 (0.11) | 4.4 (1.18) | 2.2 (0.9) | 3.8 (0.12) | 2.2 (0.12) | 2.2 (0.87) | 1.6 (0.9) | 2 (0.9) | 10 |
| Chili-250 | 1.8 (0.12) | 6.6 (1.19) | 3.8 (0.1) | 4.8 (0.13) | 3 (0.13) | 4.4 (0.88) | 5 (0.1) | 3.6 (0.1) | 13 |
| Chili-500 | 2.6 (0.13) | 9.6 (1.2) | 6.8 (0.11) | 2.8 (0.14) | 4.6 (0.14) | 4.2 (0.89) | 6.8 (0.11) | 4.4 (0.11) | 21 |
| Chili-1000 | 10.2 (0.14) | 15 (1.21) | 10 (0.12) | 4.8 (0.15) | 7.2 (0.15) | 8.6 (0.9) | 9.4 (0.12) | 12.8 (0.12) | 50 |
| Tomato-125 | 1.8 (0.15) | 3 (1.22) | 2.2 (0.13) | 4.8 (0.16) | 2.2 (0.16) | 2 (0.91) | 2.8 (0.13) | 1.4 (0.13) | 8 |
| Tomato-250 | 3.8 (0.16) | 3.6 (1.23) | 3 (0.14) | 1.4 (0.17) | 4.4 (0.17) | 5.6 (0.92) | 3.6 (0.14) | 3.2 (0.14) | 12 |
| Tomato-500 | 4.4 (0.17) | 5.8 (1.24) | 21.4 (0.15) | 3.6 (0.18) | 3.4 (0.18) | 6.8 (0.93) | 5.8 (0.15) | 17 (0.15) | 23 |
| Tomato-1000 | 9.2 (0.18) | 7 (1.25) | 26 (0.16) | 4.2 (0.19) | 7.8 (0.19) | 7 (0.94) | 9.2 (0.16) | 19 (0.16) | 38 |