Germination as a screening index of heavy metal tolerance in three ethno food grasses

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 7-14

  Arora, Asha ^a   Katewa, S S ^a  

^a M L SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Copper; Ethno food grasses; Growth Index; Percent; Phytotoxicity; Tolerance; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ZINC;

GERMINATION; GRASS; HEAVY METAL; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GERMINATION; GRASS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; POLLUTION;

CANIDAE; PANICUM MILIACEUM; PASPALUM SCROBICULATUM; POACEAE; SETARIA ITALICA;

EID: 0032971807     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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