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Tradescantia

Known as: Spiderwort, Spiderworts, Tradescantias 
A plant genus of the family COMMELINACEAE that is used in genotoxic bioassays.
National Institutes of Health

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2014
2014
Assessment of genotoxicity and acute toxic effect of the imatinib mesylate in plant bioassays.
2001
2001
Evaluation of genotoxic activity of maleic hydrazide, ethyl methane sulfonate, and N-nitroso diethylamine in Tradescantia.
OBJECTIVE To assess the genotoxic activity of N-nitroso diethylamine (NDEA), maleic hydrazide (MH), and ethyl methane sulfonate… 
1997
1997
Genotoxicity of leachates from a landfill using three bioassays.
1992
1992
Changes in the metaphase transit times and the pattern of sister chromatid separation in stamen hair cells of Tradescantia after treatment with protein phosphatase inhibitors.
Stamen hair cells from the spiderwort plant, Tradescantia virginiana, exhibit remarkably predictable metaphase transit times… 
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1981
Highly Cited
1981
Tradescantia micronucleus bioassay and pollen tube chromatid aberration test for in situ monitoring and mutagen screening.
The meiotic pollen mother cells (PMC) of Tradescantia (spiderwort) are highly synchronized in their prophase I and tetrad stages… 
1975
1975
Influence of radiation dose rate on somatic mutation induction in Tradescantia stamen hairs.
Both X and gamma rays have been used to investigate the effect of dose rate on the induction of pink mutant cells in stamen hairs… 
1965
1965
RADIATION EFFECTS ON THE GROWTH RATE AND CELL POPULATION KINETICS OF ACTIVELY GROWING AND DORMANT ROOTS OF TRADESCANTIA PALUDOSA
Actively growing and dormant roots of Tradescantia paludosa were exposed to x-rays to compare the radiosensitivity of an actively… 
1947
1947
X-Ray and Ultraviolet Studies on Pollen Tube Chromosome: II The Quadripartite Structure of the Prophase Chromosomes of Tradescantia.
2 Stern, C., Zeit. f. i. Abst. u. Vererb., 52, 373 (1929). 3 Bridges, C. B., Ibid., 60, 207 (1932). 4 Schultz, J., and Bridges, C… 
1943
1943
Nitrate in plants: its relation to fertilizer injury, changes during silage making,. and indirect toxicity to animals.
HEN excess nitrate is absorbed by plants it accumulates in the w sap. According to Bradley, et al. (I),~ the nitrate content of… 
1937
1937
Chromosome Behavior and Nuclear Development in Tradescantia.
COMPARISON of microsporogenesis and microspore development A in a triploid Tradescantia has shown significant deviations from the… 
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