Table 5 Effects of diniconazole and CME applications on meristematic cells.

From: Preventive efficiency of Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.) fruit extract in diniconazole fungicide-treated Allium cepa L. roots

Damage

Indistinct transmission tissue

Epidermis cell deformation

Thickening of the cortex cell wall

Flattened cell nucleus

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

+++

+++

+++

++

Group 5

++

++

++

+

Group 6

+

+

+

+

  1. *Group 1: control, Group 2: 0.5 g/L CME, Group 3: 1.0 g/L CME, Group 4: 100 mg/L diniconazole, Group 5: 0.5 g/L CME + 100 mg/L diniconazole, Group 6: 1.0 g/L CME + 100 mg/L diniconazole. (−): no damage, (+): little damage, (++): moderate, (+++): severe damage.