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Comparative analysis of cadmium-induced stress responses by the aromatic and non-aromatic rice genotypes of West Bengal.
Environmental science and pollution research international - 1 Jul 2018
Majumdar Snehalata, Chakraborty Bratati, Kundu Rita
Abstract excerpt
Constant exposure of the living ecosystems to heavy metals, like cadmium (Cd), induces a detectable change at the biochemical and genetic level. Repeated application of phosphate fertilizers in paddy fields, leads to increase in Cd content of soil. Cd being highly mobile is transported to shoot and grain, thereby entering into the food chain of animal system. In the present study, treatment of 7-day old rice...
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