Gold-nanoparticle induced enhancement in growth and seed yield of Brassica juncea

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 303-310

  Arora, Sandeep ^a   Sharma, Priyadarshini ^a   Kumar, Sumit ^a   Nayan, Rajeev ^a   Khanna, P K ^b   Zaidi, M G H ^a  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Brassica juncea; Gold nanoparticles; Hydrogen peroxide; Seed Yield; Sugar content

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA JUNCEA;

EID: 84858440929     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-011-9649-z     Document Type: Article

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