Influence of textile mill wastewater irrigation on the growth of sorghum cultivars

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Garg, V K ^a   Kaushik, Priya ^a  

^a GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Delay index; Germination ( ); Plant biomass; Sorghum cultivars; Textile mill wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149084971     PISSN: 15891623     EISSN: 17850037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/0601_001012     Document Type: Article

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