Nutritional significance of sulphur in pulse cropping system

Biology and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2 SPECIALISSUE, 2011, Pages 114-133

  Khan, T A ^a   Mazid, M ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

5 adenyl sulphate; ATP; Chemical oxidation; Glutathione; Phytochelatine; Pulse; Pyrite; Rhizobium; Sulphurylase; Thiobacillus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881253526     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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