Phytotoxicity of composted herbal pharmaceutical industry wastes

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3054-3059

  Suthar, Surindra ^a   Singh, Deepika ^a  

^a DOON UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Compost; Ecotoxicology; Industrial wastes; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; COMPOST; CROP PRODUCTION; DRUG; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FARMING SYSTEM; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHYTOTOXICITY; SOIL FERTILITY;

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 84871716710     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-0985-y     Document Type: Article

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