Table 4.
Effect of AMDE on the chromosomal structure of Allium cepa.
| Test Groups | Attached | Bridged | C-mitosis | Stickiness | Vagrant | Laggard | Multi polar |
Total CA (CA in %) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control(−) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4(0.8) |
| AMDE100 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25(5.30) |
| AMDE300 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24(5.10) |
| AMDE600 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22(4.90) |
| AMDE1000 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18(4.10) |
| Control(+) | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 44(8.85) |
AMDE100: Group incubated in AMDE (100 mg/100 ml), AMDE300: Group incubated in AMDE (300 mg/100 ml), AMDE600: Group incubated in AMDE (600 mg/100 ml), AMDE1000: Group incubated in AMDE (1000 mg/100 ml). Control (−): Group incubated in distil water, Control (+): Group incubated in methyl methane sulfonate (1 mg/100 ml).