Impact of fertilizer factory effluent on seed germination, seedling growth and chlorophyll content of gram (Cicer aeritenum)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 153-156

  Singh, Prabhakar Pratap ^a   Mall, Manisha ^a   Singh, Jaswant ^a  

^a DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA AVADH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a and b; Effluent; Fertilizer factory; Seed germination; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; FERTILIZER;

CHLOROPHYLL; GERMINATION; GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CHICKPEA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GERMINATION; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN CONTENT; SEEDLING; SHOOT;

CICER; CICER ARIETINUM;

EID: 31544449416     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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