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Arsenic affects the production of glucosinolate, thiol and phytochemical compounds: A comparison of two Brassica cultivars.
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB - 1 Feb 2017
Pandey Chandana, Augustine Rehna, Panthri Medha, Zia Ismat, Bisht Naveen C, Gupta Meetu
Abstract excerpt
Arsenic (As), a non-essential metalloid, severely affects the normal functioning of plants, animals and humans. Plants play a crucial role in metabolic, physiological and numerous detoxification mechanisms to cope up with As induced stress. This study aimed to examine the differential response in two Brassica juncea cultivars, Varuna and Pusa Jagannath (PJn) exposed to different doses of As (50, 150, 300 μM) for...
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