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Abnormalities in the ultrastructure of root cap cells in Raphanus sativus L. induced by actinomycin D, hydroxyurea, α-naphthylacetic acid and streptomycin

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Structure and Function of Plant Roots

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The influence of such chemicals as actinomycin (AD), hydroxyurea (HU) and streptomycin (S) is well documented in the medical and biochemical literature. These chemicals are known to be inhibitors of plant growth [1, 2, 4] and α-naphthylacetic acid (NAA) simultaneously influences morphogenesis [e.g. 5]. However, there have been few reports of the changes in ultrastructure of plant cells following treatment with these chemicals.

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  1. Central Laboratory and Institute of Biology, M. Curie-Sklodowska University, 30-031 Lublin, Plac M.C.S. 3, 30-031, Lublin, Poland

    Franciszek Kadej

  2. Dept. of Anatomy and Cytology, M. Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland

    Agnieszka Kadej

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  1. Botanical Laboratory, State University of Utrecht, Lange Nieuwstraat, 106-3512 PN, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    R. Brouwer

  2. Institute of Experimental Biology and Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 885 34, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

    O. Gašparíková

  3. Institute of Experimental Biology and Ecology SAV, 885 34, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

    J. Kolek

  4. Department of Agricultural Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, OX1 3PP, Oxford, UK

    B. C. Loughman

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Kadej, F., Kadej, A. (1981). Abnormalities in the ultrastructure of root cap cells in Raphanus sativus L. induced by actinomycin D, hydroxyurea, α-naphthylacetic acid and streptomycin. In: Brouwer, R., Gašparíková, O., Kolek, J., Loughman, B.C. (eds) Structure and Function of Plant Roots. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8314-4_11

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