Chromium toxicity induced alterations in growth, photosynthesis, gas exchange attributes and yield formation in maize

Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 751-757

  Anjum, Shakeel Ahmad ^a,b   Ashraf, Umair ^c,d   Khan, Imran ^b   Saleem, Muhammad Farrukh ^b   Wang, Long Chang ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Chromium toxicity; Gas exchange; Soil contamination; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994631354     PISSN: 05529034     EISSN: 20760906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21162/PAKJAS/16.3824     Document Type: Article

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