Cytogenetic changes induced by low-intensity microwaves in the species Triticum aestivum

Pavel A, Ungureanu CE, Bara II, Gassner P, Creanga DE,

Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 102(3-4):89-92, 1998

[Article in Romanian]

Seeds of Triticum aestivum having an uniform genophond have been exposed to a microwave flow, with a frequency of 9.75 GHz and a low intensity. The effects of microwaves at various doses on mitotic activity have been followed.

Our results show that as compared to the controls different types of chromosomal aberrations appeared: delayed chromosomes, micronuclei, interchromosomal bridges, chromosomal fragments.