Fly-ash induced chromosomal aberrations in Allium cepa

Cytobios

Volumn 1996, Issue 344, 1996, Pages 23-28

  Sahi, A N ^a   Singh, R N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Fly ash; Heavy metals; Mitotic anomalies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012534591     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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