EFFECTS OF SOME PESTICIDES ON IN VITRO MALE GAMETHOPHYTE
PERFORMANCE OF PRUNUS ARMENIACA L. (APRICOT) AND PERSICA
VULGARIS (PEACH) PLANTS
AYKUT TOPDEMIR1, NAZMI GUR1
Firat University Engineering Faculty Bioengineering Department 23279 Elazig/Turkey,
[email protected] The aim of this study is to investigate effects of pesticides on in-vitro polen germination and tube length of Primus armeniaca L. and Persica vulgaris plants. Primus armeniaca L. and
Persica vulgaris flowers have been exposed 5 different solutions of Carbendazim and Thiodan
pesticides which was diluted with d i s t i l l e d waterby half in a row one by one. Brawbaker Kwack medium was used for pollen germination. Apricot pollen germination percentage rate was decreased to % 39.51 and % 77,67 for tube length; % 44,27 Persica vulgaris pollen germination and % 60,94 for tube length with carbendazim pesticide solutions. Also Apricot pollen germination percentage rate was decreased to % 47,62 and % 92,42 for tube length; % 71.41 Persica vulgaris pollen germination and % 60,18 for tube length with thiodan pesticide.