<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this study, we compare the pathological mitosis rates, chromosomal abnormalities and nucleolar organizer activity in <italic>Pinus pallasiana</italic> D. Don seedlings from natural population in the Crimean Mountains and from the urban plantations in the steppe of Ukraine. On the stages of anaphase and telophase of mitosis, such chromosomal abnormalities as bridges were most often found in the seeds of plantations exposed to air pollutants, whereas lead and agglutination of chromosomes were found in seeds from iron ore dump stands. Our studies have shown that <italic>P. pallasiana</italic> can be used for genotoxic monitoring of technogenic polluted lands.</p></abstract>

In this study, we compare the pathological mitosis rates, chromosomal abnormalities and nucleolar organizer activity in Pinus pallasiana D. Don seedlings from natural population in the Crimean Mountains and from the urban plantations in the steppe of Ukraine. On the stages of anaphase and telophase of mitosis, such chromosomal abnormalities as bridges were most often found in the seeds of plantations exposed to air pollutants, whereas lead and agglutination of chromosomes were found in seeds from iron ore dump stands. Our studies have shown that P. pallasiana can be used for genotoxic monitoring of technogenic polluted lands.

Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Seed Progenies of <italic>Pinus Pallasiana</italic> D. Don Stands from Technogenic Polluted Lands in the Steppe of Ukraine

Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Seed Progenies of  D. Don Stands from Technogenic Polluted Lands in the Steppe of Ukraine

In this study, we compare the pathological mitosis rates, chromosomal abnormalities and nucleolar organizer activity in Pinus pallasiana D. Don seedlings from...

Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Seed Progenies of Pinus Pallasiana D. Don Stands from Technogenic Polluted Lands in the Steppe of Ukraine

Published Online: Jun 20, 2019

Page range: 117 - 125

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2019-0009

Keywords
cytogenetic abnormalities, nucleolar activity, technogenic lands, air and soil pollution

© 2019 Ivan Korshikov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Seed Progenies of Pinus Pallasiana D. Don Stands from Technogenic Polluted Lands in the Steppe of Ukraine

Published Online: Jun 20, 2019

Page range: 117 - 125

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2019-0009

Keywordscytogenetic abnormalities, nucleolar activity, technogenic lands, air and soil pollution

© 2019 Ivan Korshikov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
cytogenetic abnormalities, nucleolar activity, technogenic lands, air and soil pollution