GA3 improves flower yield in some cucurbits treated with lead and mercury

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-153

  Khan, Aisha Saleem ^a   Chaudhry, Najma Yaqub ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Flowering; Heavy metals; Phytohormones

Indexed keywords

GIBBERELLIC ACID; GROWTH HORMONE; HEAVY METAL; LEAD NITRATE; MERCURY CHLORIDE; PHYTOHORMONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; FLOWER DEVELOPMENT; FLOWERING; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NONHUMAN; PISTIL;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 32644438668     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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