Effect of Tungsten on the Growth, Dry-Matter Production, and Biochemical Constituents of Cowpea

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1098-1107

  Kumar, Anil ^a   Aery, N C ^a  

^a M L SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; chlorophyll a b ratio; proline; root shoot length; sodium tungstate

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLOROPHYLL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DRY MATTER; GROWTH RATE; LEGUME; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SOIL POLLUTION; TUNGSTEN;

EID: 84859598361     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2012.656171     Document Type: Article

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