Influence of leaf leachates of soybean, Moringa, Parthenium and Eucalyptus on carbohydrate metabolism in germinating seeds of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench

Allelopathy Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 543-548

  Pawar, K B ^a   Chavan, P D ^a  

^a SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase; Carbohydrate metabolism; Eucalyptus globulus; Invertase; Moringa oleifera; Non reducing sugars; Parthenium hysterophorus; Reducing sugars; Soybean; Total sugars

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; GLYCINE MAX; MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PARTHENIUM; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 39449095799     PISSN: 09714693     EISSN: 09741240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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