Effect of sewage water on seed germination and vigour index of different varieties of groundnut (Arachis Hypogaea L.)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 937-939

  Girisha, S T ^a   Raju, N S ^b  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Ground nut (Arachis hypogaea L.); Physico chemical parameters; Seed germination; Sewage water; Vigour index

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GERMINATION; GROUNDNUT; IRRIGATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEED; SEWAGE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINATION; INDIA; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NONHUMAN; PEANUT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEED YIELD; SEWAGE; VARIETAS; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER SAMPLING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; MYSORE [KARNATAKA]; SOUTH ASIA;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 57749087800     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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