Interactive studies of potassium and copper with cadmium on seed germination and early seedling growth in maize (Zea mays L.)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 427-432

  Chaudhary, Shikha ^a   Sharma, Yogesh Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Copper; Maize; Potassium

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CADMIUM; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; COPPER; PEROXIDASE; PHEOPHYTIN; POTASSIUM;

CADMIUM; CHLOROPHYLL; COPPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; MAIZE; POTASSIUM; SEED TREATMENT; SEEDLING; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; MAIZE; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; SEEDLING;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 65649095200     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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