Differential tolerance behaviour of safflower accessions to some heavy metals

International Journal of Applied Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 413-420

  Madaan, Nidhi ^a   Mudgal, Varsha ^a  

^a IFTM Campus   (India)

Author keywords

Carthamus tinctorius; Cytological; Morphological; Physiological

Indexed keywords

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; CROP YIELD; CYTOLOGICAL; HUMAN HEALTH; IN-PLANTS; MORPHOLOGICAL; PHYSIOLOGICAL; RESPONSE COEFFICIENT; SOIL PROPERTY; THRESHOLD LEVELS;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; SELENIUM; ZINC;

POLLUTION;

ANGIOSPERM; CYTOLOGY; HEAVY METAL; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOIL PROPERTY;

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS;

EID: 70449105216     PISSN: 09736077     EISSN: 09740260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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