Fly-ash induced synthesis of phytochelatins in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) plants

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 539-546

  Gupta, D K ^a   Rai, U N ^a   Tripathi, R D ^a   Sinha, S ^a   Rai, P ^a   Inouhe, M ^b  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cicer arietinum; Fly ash amendments; Phytochelatin

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; PHYTOCHELATIN; PHYTOCHELATIN 2; PHYTOCHELATIN 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; CHICKPEA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLY ASH; METABOLITE; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; SHOOT; SOIL AMENDMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SYNTHESIS;

CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 21244466266     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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