Growth, photosynthetic activity and oxidative stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum) after exposure of lead to soil

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 265-269

  Kaur, Gurpreet ^a   Singh, Harminder Pal ^a   Batish, Daizy R ^a   Kohli, Ravinder Kumar ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Lead toxicity; Membrane peroxidation; Photochemical efficiency; Photosynthetic pigments; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; LEAD; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ROOT SYSTEM; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHOOT; SOIL POLLUTION; WEIGHT; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84861133834     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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