Phytotoxicity of Pb: I effect of Pb on germination, growth, morphology and histomorphology of Phaseolus mungo and Lens culinaris

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 979-984

  Azmat, Rafia ^a   Haider, Saba ^a   Askari, Shabana ^a  

^a JINNAH UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Pb; Seed germination; Vascular tissues

Indexed keywords

LENS CULINARIS; VIGNA MUNGO;

EID: 33745320321     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.979.984     Document Type: Article

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