Phytotoxicity and stimulatory impacts of nanosized and bulk titanium dioxide on fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill)

Chemosphere

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 506-511

  Feizi, Hassan ^a   Kamali, Maryam ^b   Jafari, Leila ^c   Rezvani Moghaddam, Parviz ^b  

^a Torbat e Heydariyeh Higher Education Complex ^*  (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HORMOZGAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Medicinal plant; Phytotoxicity; Seed improvement

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

GERMINATION PERCENTAGES; GERMINATION RATES; MEAN GERMINATION TIME; MEDICINAL PLANTS; PHYTOTOXICITY; SEED GERMINATION; STIMULATORY EFFECTS; UNTREATED CONTROL;

SEED;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CROP IMPROVEMENT; GERMINATION; HERB; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TITANIUM; VIGOR;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FENNEL; GERMINATION; GROWTH CURVE; PHYTOTOXICITY; SHOOT;

FOENICULUM VULGARE;

EID: 84875055797     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.12.012     Document Type: Article

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