Evaluation of two wheat varieties for phytotoxic effect of mercury on seed germination and seedling growth

Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 41-44

  Jamal, Shagufta Naz ^a   Iqbal, M Zafar ^a   Athar, Mohammad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue Silver; Mercury toxicity; Plant growth; Punjab 85; Seed germination; Wheat varieties

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHYTOTOXICITY; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SEED TREATMENT; SEEDLING; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33749987847     PISSN: 13317768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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