Fluoride-induced alteration of carbon and nitrogen metabolism in developing wheat grains

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 287-292

  Asthir, B ^a   Basra, A S ^a   Batta, S K ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Enzyme activities; Liquid culturing; Protein; Starch; Sugars; Triticum aestivum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032410053     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001895420374     Document Type: Article

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