Impact of pre-sowing magnetic field exposure of seeds to stationary magnetic field on growth, reactive oxygen species and photosynthesis of maize under field conditions

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 255-265

  Shine, M B ^a   Guruprasad, K N ^a  

^a DEVI AHILYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Magnetic field treatment; Photosynthesis; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84855210892     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-011-0824-7     Document Type: Article

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