Effect of low dose gamma irradiation on plant and grain nutrition of wheat

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 819-825

  Singh, Bhupinder ^a   Datta, Partha Sarathi ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Gamma irradiation; Grain quality; Leaf area; Photosynthetic rate and macro and micronutrients; Wheat

Indexed keywords

GAMMA IRRADIATION; GRAIN QUALITY; LEAF AREA; MACRO-AND MICRONUTRIENTS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE;

GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; NUTRIENTS; NUTRITION; RADIATION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

CAROTENE; COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; NITROGEN; NUCLEIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; STARCH; SUGAR; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GRAIN; GRAIN QUALITY; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT NUTRITION; PLANT STEM; PLANT STOMA; WHEAT;

EID: 77952745746     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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