Comparative genotoxic potential of mercury and cadmium in soybean

Turkish Journal of Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-18

  Kumar, Girjesh ^a   Rai, Priyanka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Meiosis; Mercury; Mitosis; Pollen fertility; Soybean

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 34247331735     PISSN: 13000152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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