Application of ZnO nanoparticles in influencing the growth rate of Cicer arietinum

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 488-497

  Pandey, Avinash C ^a   Sanjay, Sharda S ^a,b   Yadav, Raghvendra S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

^b EWING CHRISTIAN COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Indoleacetic acid; Nanoparticles; Plants

Indexed keywords

BAND-EDGE EMISSIONS; BLUE-GREEN EMISSIONS; CICER ARIETINUM; EMISSION PEAKS; ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GREEN EMISSIONS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; HYDROTHERMALLY; INDOLEACETIC ACID; OXYGEN DEFICIENT; PLANTS; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; ROOT GROWTH; SEED GERMINATION; SEM IMAGE; UV EMISSIONS; ZNO; ZNO NANOPARTICLES;

ACETIC ACID; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN; OXYGEN VACANCIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC;

ZINC OXIDE;

INDOLEACETIC ACID; NANOPARTICLE; OXYGEN; PHYTOHORMONE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHICKPEA; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOT GROWTH; SYNTHESIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 78650364481     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458081003649648     Document Type: Article

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