Toxicity of endosulfan on growth, photosynthesis, and nitrogenase activity in two species of Nostoc (Nostoc muscorum and Nostoc calcicola)

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 513-525

  Prasad, Sheo Mohan ^a   Zeeshan, Mohd ^a   Kumar, Deelip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

14C fixation; Endosulfan; Growth; Nostoc calcicola; Nostoc muscorum; Photosynthesis; Photosynthetic pigments

Indexed keywords

14C-FIXATION; ENDOSULFAN; GROWTH; NOSTOC CALCICOLA; NOSTOC MUSCORUM; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS;

CHLOROPHYLL; ECOLOGY; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TOXICITY;

INSECTICIDES;

CARBON FIXATION; CAROTENOID; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENDOSULFAN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOINHIBITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC; NOSTOC CALCICOLA; NOSTOC MUSCORUM;

EID: 79951486077     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2010.542157     Document Type: Article

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