Phytotoxic effects of CdTe quantum dots on root meristems of Allium cepa L.

Department of Plant Biology, Educational and Scientific Centre “Institute of Biology and Medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 64/13 Volodymyrska str., Kyiv 01601, Ukraine Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 31/17, Vasylkivska st., Kyiv, 03022, Ukraine 3 V. Lashkaryov Institute of Semiconductors Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 41, Pr. Nauki, Kyiv 03028, Ukraine Physics Department, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 64/13 Volodymyrska str., Kyiv 01601, Ukraine  Corresponding author: plantaphys@gmail.com

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