Sensitivity of Allium cepa and Vicia faba towards cadmium toxicity

Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 447-458

  Arya, S K ^a   Mukherjee, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Cadmium; Chromosomal aberrations; Comet assay; Lipid peroxidation; Micronucleus; Mitotic frequency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905219904     PISSN: 07189516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-95162014005000035     Document Type: Article

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