@article{article_567241, title={Cytogenetic and Physiologic Efficacies of Grape Seed Extract in Allium cepa L. Seeds Exposed to Salinity}, journal={Erzincan University Journal of Science and Technology}, volume={12}, pages={1493–1503}, year={2019}, DOI={10.18185/erzifbed.567241}, author={Çavuşoğlu, Dilek}, keywords={Grape seed extract,mitotic index,seed germination,chromosomal aberrations,salt stress}, abstract={<p class="02-Abstract" style="text-indent:0cm;"> <span style="font-size:10pt;">In this study, effects of </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">grape seed extract </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;">(GSE) on the seedling growth (fresh weight, radicle
length, radicle number), seed germination, mitotic activity, chromosomal
aberrations (CAs) and micronucleus frequency (MN) in <i>Allium cepa </i> L. seeds germinated in both saline and normal
conditions investigated. In only GSE medium, althought the radicle number and
radicle length of seeds partially reduced compared to the control seeds
germinated in distilled water medium, the fresh weight partly ascended and
germination percentage indicate statistically the same value as the control.
Besides, whereas the mitotic index in root-tip meristems of <i>A. cepa </i> seeds germinated in alone GSE
medium showed increase compared to the control seeds, CA and MN showed
statistically the same values compared to the control. On the other hand, salt
stress significantly inhibited the seedling growth and seed germination of <i>A. cepa </i>. What’s more, </span> <span lang="en" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en">it reduced significantly
the mitotic index in root-tip meristems of the seeds and escalated </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;">the number of </span> <span lang="en" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en">CA and </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;">MN </span> <span lang="en" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en">, which is the simplest indicator
and the most effective of cytological damage. </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">Contrariwise, </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;">inhibitive effects of salt on the mitotic activity,
seedling growth, seed germination and CA significantly decreased with
application of GSE but, </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">GSE
was </span> <span style="font-size:10pt;">inefficient in
reducing of </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;" xml:lang="en-us">salt damage on MN. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>}, number={3}, publisher={Erzincan Binali Yildirim University}