Combined effects of enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation and mineral nutrients on growth, biomass accumulation and yield characteristics of two cultivars of Vigna radiata L.

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-60

  Agrawal, S B ^a   Rathore, Dheeraj ^b   Singh, Anoop ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SAM HIGGINBOTTOM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Growth; Mineral nutrients; Ultraviolet B; Vigna radiata; Yield

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; OZONE; PHOSPHORUS;

CROP YIELD; GROWTH RESPONSE; LEGUME; NUTRIENT; OZONE DEPLETION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; HARVEST INDEX; LATITUDE; MALVIYA JANPRIYA; MALVIYA JYOTI; MUNG BEAN; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PLANT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ALLAHABAD; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

VIGNA RADIATA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 31544465906     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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