The use of imaging complex based on Mikmed-6 microscope in the record of allium test results for the estimation of soil genotoxicity

Abstract

We assessed the suitability of a video system based on a Mikmed-6 optical microscope as a tool for objective measurement in the Allium test for estimating soil genotoxicity. Digitized microimages of the apical meristem of common onion (Allium cepa L.) fix the data needed for calculating mitotic and phase indices and create an objective scheme of mitotic errors and chromosome aberrations.