Influence of sodium phosphate (E 339) on mitotic division in Calendula officinalis L.

Abstract

This paper includes the cytogenetic effects induced by sodium phosphate (E 339) food additive in meristematic cells of Calendula officinalis L. root tips. The increase of food additive concentration determined the decrease of mitotic index, while the frequency and the type of chromosome aberrations are much greater in treated variants, comparatively with control