The Impact of CdS Nanoparticles on Ploidy and DNA Damage of Rucola (Eruca sativa Mill.) Plants

Table 2

Determination of the ploidy level in rucola (Eruca sativa Mill.) leaf cells with and without CdS NP treatment.

Sample	Number of tested samples	Ploidy number of 10 000 nuclei, %
		2n	4n	2n + 4n
Control	100	94	6	—
Plants after treatment with CdS NPs (size < 5 nm)	100	65	15	20
Plants after treatment with CdS NPs (size from 10 nm till 15 nm)	100	78	22	—