Effect of cadmium on germination, coleoptile and root growth of barley seeds in the presence of gibberellic acid and kinetin

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 671-677

  Munzuroglu, Omer ^a   Zengin, Fikriye Kirbag ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Germination; Gibberellic acid; Kinetin; Root and coleoptile growth

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; GIBBERELLIC ACID; KINETIN;

BARLEY; CADMIUM; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; ROOT SYSTEM; SEED;

ARTICLE; BARLEY; COLEOPTILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; ROOT GROWTH;

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 33749353148     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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