Chromium (VI) – induced stress response in the plant Plantago ovata Forsk in vitro

Abstract Background Plants experience severe physiological stress from heavy metal pollution caused by improper discarding of the industrial wastes. Hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)] is one of the major heavy metal pollutants in India and is present particularly in some regions where Plantago ovata grow...

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Main Authors: Debangana Kundu, Sankalan Dey, Sarmistha Sen Raychaudhuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Genes and Environment
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41021-018-0109-0