Imd. Colus et al., ASSESSMENT OF THE GENOTOXICITY POTENTIAL OF THE NEMATICIDE INSECTICIDE CARBOFURAN IN WHEAT CELLS, Brazilian journal of genetics, 17(3), 1994, pp. 283-286
Carbofuran (Furadan), an insecticide-nematicide, is widely used for se
ed treatment in Brazil, against pests in crops such as wheat, rice and
corn. It was assessed for its cytotoxic and or clastogenic potential
in root meristems of Triticum aestivum (tested in vivo). Seed samples
(100 grams each) were individually treated with one, two, four and eig
ht liters of the pure commercial product/100 kg seed and germinated on
three substrates: virgin soil, sterilized soil and growth chamber (on
paper). For all treatments, no cytotoxic or clastogenic effects were
observed in the meristem root cells.