Responses of Nigella sativa to foliar application of gibberellic acid and kinetin

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 563-566

  Shah, S H ^a   Ahmad, I ^a   Samiullah, ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Black cumin; Capsule number; Carbonic anhydrase; Leaf protein; Net photosynthetic rate; Nitrate reductase; Seed yield

Indexed keywords

NIGELLA SATIVA;

EID: 34250692503     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-007-0123-8     Document Type: Article

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