Gamma ray induced chromosomal aberrations and enzyme related defense mechanism in allium cepa l

Caryologia

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 388-397

  Kumar, Datta Subodh ^a   Chakrabarty, Debasis ^b   Verma, Arvind Kumar ^c   Banerji, Biresh Kumar ^b  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c IHBT   (India)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Antioxidant; Chromosome; Gamma ray; Radiosensitivity

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 84859076413     PISSN: 00087114     EISSN: 21655391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00087114.2011.10589806     Document Type: Article

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