Nitrogen metabolism as affected by hexavalent chromium in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.)

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-144

  Kumar, Sandeep ^a   Joshi, U N ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chromium (VI); Glutamate dehydrogenase; Glutamine synthetase; Nitrate reductase; Nitrite reductase; Sorghum bicolor L.; Urease

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORAGE; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; SORGHUM;

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 50449096032     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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