Effects of chromium and nickel on germination and growth in tolerant and non-tolerant populations of Echinochloa colona (L.) link

Chemosphere

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 855-859

  Rout, Gyana R ^a   Samantaray, Sanghamitra ^a   Das, Premananda ^a  

^a Regional Plant Resource Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Chromium; Echinochloa colona; Mine spoils; Nickel; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; NICKEL;

CHROMIUM; GERMINATION; GROWTH; NICKEL; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL WASTE; CONTAMINATION; GERMINATION; GRASS; MINING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT;

CHROMIUM; GERMINATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MINING; NICKEL; POACEAE; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

COLONA; ECHINOCHLOA COLONA;

EID: 0033983661     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00303-3     Document Type: Article

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