Author/Editor		Paradiž, Jasna; Lovka, Milan
Title		Pollen grain bioassay for environmental pollution screening
Type		članek
Source		Phyton-Ann Rei Bot A
Vol. and No.		Letnik 39, št. 3 Spec Iss
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 175-80
Language		eng
Abstract		Pollen grain assays in Picia faba and naturally gowing plants indicated increased genotoxic effects in habitats with elevated radiation levels. However, severe cytological damage in test plants could not be attributed solely to in situ genotoxic effect of prolonged irradiation, but to ageing of plants and complex clastogenic effects in the environment, including harsh weather conditions. Pollen grain assay in different plant species indicated that perennials could be used as biological indicators of long-term genotoxic exposure.
Descriptors		CEREALS POLLEN SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE GERMINATION SEEDS