Toxicity of a rice field herbicide in a nitrogen fixing alga, Cylindrospermum sp.

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 359-363

  Kaur, Manjit ^a   Ahluwalia, A S ^a   Dahuja, S ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Akinetes; Blue green alga; Cylindrospermum; Herbicide; Heterocyst; Paraquat; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; HERBICIDE; PARAQUAT; PHYCOCYANIN;

CYANOBACTERIUM; HERBICIDE; NITROGEN FIXATION; RICE; TOXICITY;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYLINDROSPERMUM; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036795501     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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