Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on seed germination and root meristematic cells of Allium cepa L.

The effects of exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) on seed germination, primary root growth as well as mitotic activity and mitotic aberrations in root meristematic cells were examined in Allium cepa L. cv. Srebrnjak Majski. Seeds were exposed for 2 h to EMFs of 400 and 900 MHz at field strengths of 10, 23, 41 and 120 V m−1. The effect of longer exposure time (4 h) and field modulation was investigated at 23 V m−1 as...