Toxic effects of heavy metals (Cd, Cr and Pb) on seed germination and growth and DPPH-scavenging activity in Brassica rapa var. turnip

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 238-249

  Siddiqui, Maryam Mehmood ^a   Abbasi, Bilal Haider ^a   Ahmad, Nisar ^a   Ali, Mohammad ^a   Mahmood, Tariq ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Brassica rapa var. turnip; DPPH; heavy metals; seed germination; toxicity

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; METAL; WATER; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; PICRIC ACID; SCAVENGER;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BRASSICA; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; EXPERIMENT; GERMINATION; GROWTH CHAMBER; IN VITRO STUDY; INOCULATION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; STRESS; TEMPERATURE; TURNIP; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAPESEED; TOXICITY;

BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; BRASSICA NAPUS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GERMINATION; METALS, HEAVY; PICRATES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84899048172     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: 14770393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233712452605     Document Type: Article

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