Individual and combined effect of mercury and manganese on phenol and proline content in leaf and stem of mungbean seedlings

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 433-435

  Roy, Samadrita Barman ^a   Bera, A K ^a  

^a Bidhan Chandra KrishiVishwavidyalaya   (India)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Heavy metal; Mungbean seedlings; Phenol; Proline

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE; MERCURY; PHENOL; PROLINE;

LEGUME; MANGANESE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; MUNG BEAN; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; SEEDLING; SOIL POLLUTION; STRESS; SURVIVAL;

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PUSA; VIGNA; VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 0036794562     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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