Humic acid mitigates viability reduction, lipids and fatty acids of Dunaliella salina and Nannochloropsis salina grown under nickel stress

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-70

  Mohammady, Nagwa Gamal ELDin ^a   Fathy, Alaa Ahmed ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cell viability; Humic acid; Lipid; Microalgae; Nickel contamination

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA SALINA; NANNOCHLOROPSIS SALINA;

EID: 34047122594     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2007.64.70     Document Type: Article

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