Abstract
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a global transpiring pollutant and an endocrine disruptor present in the environment which has a substantial harmful effect on plants. In the present study, its effects on seed germination, radicle length and cytogenetic alterations were investigated in Pisum sativum L root tip cells. Pisum sativum L seeds were germinated after treating with various concentrations of BPA (2 mg/L, 5 mg/L, 10 mg/L, 15 mg/L, 20 mg/L and 25 mg/L) at 24±1°C for 72 hours and the cytogenetic variations were assessed. The investigation showed that BPA reduced the percentage of seed germination, mitotic index, radicle length (at higher concentrations) and instigated a rise in chromosomal anomalies in a dose-related manner. In total, there is an enhanced occurrence of c-mitosis, stickiness, bridges, fragments and laggards in the BPA treated root tip cells of Pisum sativum L seeds.
Highlights
Bisphenol A (BPA, 2,2-bis-(4- hydroxyphenyl) propane) is an important transpiring pollutant (Clarke and Smith 2011)
With leaching of BPA by plastics and containers used for keeping food, drinks and beverages, human beings are exposed to it by consuming food and drinks stored in these containers (Huang et al 2012) and it poses a risk for the health of all human beings (Le et al 2008; Wagner and Oehlmann 2009; Cooper et al 2011)
We have evaluated the adverse effects of BPA on seed germination, radicle length, mitotic index and chromosomal anomalies in cells of P. sativum root tips
Summary
Bisphenol A (BPA, 2,2-bis-(4- hydroxyphenyl) propane) is an important transpiring pollutant (Clarke and Smith 2011). Every year BPA is manufactured industrially in huge quantities approximately 0.0037 billion metric tonnes (Mihaich et al 2009). With leaching of BPA by plastics and containers used for keeping food, drinks and beverages, human beings are exposed to it by consuming food and drinks stored in. These containers (Huang et al 2012) and it poses a risk for the health of all human beings (Le et al 2008; Wagner and Oehlmann 2009; Cooper et al 2011). We have evaluated the adverse effects of BPA on seed germination, radicle length, mitotic index and chromosomal anomalies in cells of P. sativum root tips
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