Effect of chromium toxicity on germination and early seedling growth in melon (Cucumis melo L.)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 29, 2010, Pages 4589-4594

  Akinci, Irfan Ersin ^a   Akinci, Sermin ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chromium; Germination; Relative growth rates; Seedling; Tolerance index

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM;

ARTICLE; CANTALOUPE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; GERMINATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; ROOT LENGTH;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 77954964164     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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