TY  - SER
AU  - Abdel Migid,Hala M.
AU  - Haroun,Samia A.
AU  - Abdelwahed,Amal A.
AU  - Younis,Heba N.
TI  - Detection of genetic damage induced by pesticides using cytogenetic and biomarkers assays in Allium and Pisum
KW  - Pesticides
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Adverse effects
KW  - Genetic disorders
KW  - Diagnosis
KW  - Molecular aspects
KW  - Allium
KW  - Genetics
KW  - Diseases and pests
KW  - Cytogenetic Analysis
N1  - Includes references
N2  - Currently, due to an increase in the population worldwide, there has been an urge for increasing the productivity of crops and agricultural by-products. This yield increment has been obtained mainly by a massive use of pesticides to control the impacts of noxious insects, pyhtopathogens and weeds in agriculture. Pesticides are a multimillion dollar market corresponding to an estimated value of 25.6 million dollars per year (Cardoso et al., 2010) and their application is still the most effective and accepted means for the protection of plants from pest. However, a series of deleterious effects on environment safety and human health have become apparent, where teratogenic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic effects have received special attention (Giacomazzi and Cochet, 2004; Nguyen-Ngoc et al., 2009). It is also known that certain pesticides are promutagens which are metabolized to mutagens (Cardoso et al., 2010). Because of the undesirable side effects of pesticides, there has been an increase in consumer awareness to avoid the use of these compounds (Zucchi et al., 2008) and/or public pressure to enhance their regulation for applications in pre- or postharvest
UR  - http://nile.enal.sci.eg/EALE/2010/EJGC/3910/2/271.pdf
ER  -