Performance of locally grown rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) exposed to air pollutants in a rapidly growing industrial area of district Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India

Life Science Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 57-61

  Joshi, Prakash Chandra ^a   Chauhan, Avnish ^a  

^a GURUKUL KANGRI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Pollution; Rice plant; Yield

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 57349096452     PISSN: 10978135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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