Impact of anaerobic digestion on inhibition potential of Parthenium solids

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-184

  Nallathambi Gunaseelan, V ^a  

^a PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Effluent utilisation; Methane; Parthenin; Parthenium; Pearl millet

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; EXTRACTIVE FERMENTATION; GERMINATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; METHANE; PARTHENIN; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PLANT GROWTH; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; CAUSTIC SODA; EFFLUENTS; FERMENTERS; MANURES; METHANE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED;

GERMINATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; ORGANIC MANURES;

BIOMASS;

PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS;

EID: 0344222203     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(97)10019-8     Document Type: Article

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