Effects of a fungicide on the morphology and viability of pollens of tomato (<i>Lycopersicon esculentum</i> Mill.)

Authors

  • Ilkay Öztürk Çali Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Science, Amasya University, Amasya-Turkey
  • Feyza Candan 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science, Celal Bayar University, Manisa-Turkey.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5134

Keywords:

Fungicide, Phytophthora infestans, Tomato, Pollen morphology, Viability

Abstract

Effects of Agri Fos 400 (Mono and di-potassium phosphanate), a fungicide widely used on tomatoes grown in greenhouses in Turkey against Phytophthora infestans were studied on the morphology and viability of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) pollens. The fungicide was applied on tomato plants at recommended dosage (4 ml/l water) and double the recommended dosage (8 ml/l water). The fungicide caused changes in the morphological structures of pollens. Some pollen morphological structures that are not observed in the control group were encountered in the pollens due to application of Agri Fos 400 in equatorial view at 8 ml/l and in polar view at 4 ml/l. Level of pollen viability decreased as the dosage increased.  

Key words: Fungicide; Phytophthora infestans; Tomato; Pollen morphology; Viability

DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5134

Bangladesh J. Bot. 38(2): 115-118, 2009 (December)

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Çali, I. Öztürk, & Candan, F. (2010). Effects of a fungicide on the morphology and viability of pollens of tomato (<i>Lycopersicon esculentum</i> Mill.). Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 38(2), 115–118. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5134

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Vol. 38 No. 2 (2009)

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