Abstract Purpose Thallium (Tl) is one of the most toxic elements known and its contamination an emerging environmental issue associated with base metal (zinc-lead) mining wastes. This study investigated nature Tl tolerance accumulation in Silene latifolia , which has so far only been reported from field-collected samples. Methods was grown hydroponics at different concentrations (0, 2.5, 5, 30 ...

The angiosperm genus Silene exhibits some of the most extreme and rapid divergence ever identified in mitochondrial genome architecture and nucleotide substitution rates. These patterns have been considered mitochondrial specific based on the absence of correlated changes in the small number of available nuclear and plastid gene sequences. To better assess the relationship between mitochondrial...

Cytology requires chromosome specimens, thus, effective preparation methods are needed. Chromosome specimens frequently prepared from plant root tips. Furthermore, cell cycle synchronization using chemical reagents is applied to obtain a large number of metaphase specimens. In this study, we focused on the timing tip sampling, which optimal for dioecious Silene latifolia. The was determined tim...