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Table 2 Percentage of the different types of abnormalities/scored number, occurring in the mitoses of Allium cepa root tip meristems, after 3 h treatment with Moringa oleifera and Sacharomyces cerevisiae extract

From: Usage of the cyto-genetics and cytology to identify the action mechanisms of two bio-fertilizers on Allium cepa meristematic cells

Treatment

Percent of different types of abnormal mitoses/scored number

Chromat. mater. Liquefac. abn.

Chromos. kinetic abnormality

Chrom. structural aberr.

Micro-nu.

Sti.

Sti.br.

Sum.

Dist.

Lag.

Sum.

Str.br.

Frag. & break.

Sum.

Dist.

Clump.

Control

0.40

0.40

0.80

3.90

0.00

0.40

4.30

0.00

0.80

0.80

 

Moringa oleifera

 5.0%

5.91

0.00

5.91

8.02

0.00

0.00

8.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

 10.0%

6.05

0.32

6.37

5.41

2.55

0.00

7.96

0.32

0.64

0.95

0.56

 20.0%

21.81

1.42

23.23

0.57

0.57

0.00

1.13

0.28

0.28

0.56

0.00

Sacharomyces cerevisiae

 5.0%

7.08

0.00

7.08

2.50

0.00

0.00

2.50

0.83

0.00

0.83

0.00

 10.0%

10.08

2.10

12.18

1.68

0.00

0.42

2.10

0.00

0.84

0.84

0.00

 20.0%

7.31

2.74

10.05

2.74

0.46

0.46

3.65

0.91

0.00

0.91

0.00

  1. Chromat. mater. Liquefac chromatin material liquefaction, Sti. sticky, Sti.br. sticky bridge, Chromos. kinetic abnormality chromosome kinetic abnormality, Dist. disturbancy, Lag. laggard chromosome, Clump. clumped chromosome, Chrom. structural aberr. chromosomes structural aberrations, Str.br. structural bridge, micro-nu micronucleus, Frag. & break. fragment and breakage