Response of Datura innoxia Linn. to Gamma Rays and Its Impact on Plant Growth and Productivity

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B - Biological Sciences

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 623-629

  Aref, Ibrahim M ^a   Khan, Pervaiz R ^a   Al Sahli, Abdulaziz A ^b   Husen, Azamal ^c   Ansari, M K A ^d   Mahmooduzzafar, ^d   Iqbal, Muhammad ^d  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

^d HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gamma rays; Hormesis; Hyoscyamine; Seed germination; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84983028149     PISSN: 03698211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40011-014-0485-6     Document Type: Article

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