Degradation of aromatic compounds in plants grown under aseptic conditions

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 97-102

  Mithaishvili, Teimuraz ^a   Scalla, René ^b   Ugrekhelidze, Devi ^a   Tsereteli, Benedict ^a   Sadunishvili, Tinatin ^a   Kvesitadze, George ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Georgia)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Benzene Derivatives; Degradation; Plants

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA PEPO; EMBRYOPHYTA; PEPO; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 14944381978     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2005-1-218     Document Type: Article

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