Table 3.
Impact of Picea abies and Pinus nigra bark extracts and their derived AgNPs on chromosomal aberrations in Allium cepa root meristems.
| Sample | Vagrants (%) | Multiple Bridges (%) |
Interrupted Bridges (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 0.06 ± 0.04 | - | - |
| Picea abies bark extract | 0.31 ± 0.13 a | - | 0.27 ± 0.15 |
| Pinus nigra bark extract | 0.45 ± 0.22 a,a | 0.26 ± 0.08 | - |
|
Picea abies bark extract derived AgNPs |
1.05 ± 0.13 a,a,a | 0.50 ± 0.06 a | - |
|
Pinus nigra bark extract derived AgNPs |
0.80 ± 0.25 a,a,a,a | 0.55 ± 0.07 a,a | - |
a: p < 0.001.