An evaluation of the effects of irradiated sodium alginate on the growth, physiological activities and essential oil production of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.)

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-21

  Sarfaraz, Adeeba ^a   Naeem, M ^a   Nasir, Shafia ^a   Idrees, Mohd ^a   Aftab, Tariq ^a   Hashmi, Nadeem ^a   Khan, M Masroor A ^a   Moinuddin, ^a   Varshney, Lalit ^b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Foeniculum vulgare Mill; Irradiated sodium alginate (ISA)

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; COBALT 60; ESSENTIAL OIL; NITRATE REDUCTASE; PROLINE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FENNEL; FRESH WEIGHT; GAMMA IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT YIELD; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION RESPONSE; ROOT LENGTH; SEED WEIGHT; SEED YIELD; SHOOT GROWTH; SOWING; UMBEL;

FOENICULUM VULGARE;

EID: 79551696048     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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