Effect of paper mill effluent on germination of rice seed (Oryza sativa L. var Masuri) and growth behaviour of its seedlings

Journal of Industrial Pollution Control

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-128

  Dutta, S K ^a,b   Boissya, C L ^a  

^a GAUHATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Nowgong College   (India)

Author keywords

Effluent; Rice seed; Seed germination; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141703070     PISSN: 09702083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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