Effect of gamma radiation on morphological, biochemical, and physiological aspects of plants and plant products

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-39

  Jan, Sumira ^a   Parween, Talat ^b   Siddiqi, T O ^a   Mahmooduzzafar, X ^a  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Elicitation; Growth modulation; Metabolic alteration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BENEFICIAL USE; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; DOSE RESPONSE; ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE; ELICITATION; GENERAL INFORMATION; GENOME ORGANIZATION; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH MODULATION; HUMAN SOCIETY; INHIBITORY EFFECT; METABOLIC ALTERATION; MICROBIAL DECONTAMINATION; PLANT PRODUCTS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY SECTORS; TISSUE ARCHITECTURE;

CROPS; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EFFECTS;

RADIATION DECONTAMINATION;

EID: 84858196243     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/a11-021     Document Type: Review

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