Effect of Extraction of Lantana (Lantana camara L.) Leaves on Mitosis Division in Top of Roots, Germination and Growth for Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

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Lab experiment was conducted in Genetic Laboratory, Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Tripoli University, Libya, during 2014/2015 seasons to study the effect of cold and hot aqueous extractions Lantana (Lantana camara L.) of fresh and dry leaves on mitosis division in top of roots, germination and growth for barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Whereas, barley grains were treated by different aqueous concentration of clod and hot (25, 50, 75, 100 % and distilled water as control).
The results revealed that cold and hot extractions decreased germination percentage, radical and plumule lengths with increasing concentrations up to 100% in comparison with control treatment. Whereas, there no significant effect on seedling weight (g). Also, the results reported that there was no significant effect of cold and hot extractions from of top of seedling roots on mitosis division. Meanwhile, chromosomal aberrations in top of barley roots increased with increasing concentrations of both cold and hot leaves extractions of Lantana plants. The types of abnormalities induced were disturbed chromosome, stickiness, C- metaphase, disturbed polarity and chromosome bridge.

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