Biochemical characterization of consortium compost of toxic weeds Parthenium hysterophorus and Eichhornia crassipe

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 123, Issue , 2012, Pages 360-365

  Khaket, Tejinder Pal ^a   Singh, Mangal ^a   Dhanda, Suman ^a   Singh, Talwinder ^a   Singh, Jasbir ^a  

^a KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Compost; Eichhornia crassipes; Parthenium hysterophorus

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS; ALLELOPATHY; BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOST; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; ENZYMATIC ANALYSIS; GERMINATION INDEX; HIGH CONCENTRATION; ORGANIC FARMING; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; POLYPHENOL OXIDASE; SEED GERMINATION; SHOOT LENGTH; TRITICUM; VIGNA RADIATA;

BIOLOGY; BIOREMEDIATION; CULTIVATION; PHENOLS; SEED;

COMPOSTING;

CATECHOL OXIDASE; IRON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHENOL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; ZINC;

ALLELOPATHY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; IRON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC FARMING; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; ROOT; SEED; SHOOT GROWTH; TOXIC ORGANISM; WEED; ZINC;

ALLELOPATHY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GERMINATION; MUNG BEAN; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOOT; WEED; WHEAT;

ASTERACEAE; EICHHORNIA; FABACEAE; GERMINATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT WEEDS; SEEDS; SOIL; TRITICUM;

EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; PARTHENIUM; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS; TRITICUM; VIGNA RADIATA;

EID: 84865546071     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.07.107     Document Type: Article

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