Effect of Ephedra Alata on Nucleic Acids and nitrogen metabolism of seedborne Aspergillus Flavus

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 425-428

  Al Qarawi, A A ^a   Abd Allah, E F ^a   Hashem, Abeer ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; EPHEDRA; EPHEDRA ALATA;

EID: 84879080678     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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