Effect of sewage water irrigation on growth performance, biomass and nutrient accumulation in Hardwickia binata under nursery conditions

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-111

  Paliwal, K ^a   Karunaichamy, K S T K ^a   Ananthavalli, M ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Growth performance; Nutrient concentration; Photosynthetic pigments; Protein; Seedlings; Sewage water

Indexed keywords

SEWAGE WATER IRRIGATION;

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; SEED; SEWAGE; ZINC;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PIGMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

ANIMALIA; HARDWICKIA BINATA;

EID: 0032210717     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(98)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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