Age-dependent responses of Phaseolus aureus Roxb. to inorganic salts of mercury and cadmium

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-90

  Shaw, Birendra Prasad ^a   Rout, Nutan Prasad ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Age dependent responses; Antioxidative enzymes; Cadmium; Mercury; Phaseolus aureus Roxb; Seedling's age

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS AUREUS; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 0031967756     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-998-0048-7     Document Type: Article

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