Effect of Co-60 gamma irradiated chitosan and phosphorus fertilizer on growth, yield and trigonelline content of Trigonella foenum-graecum L.

Natural marine polysaccharides such as chitosan, sodium alginate and carrageenan; after depolymerization by different techniques, have shown promising plant growth promoting and other biological activities. Chitosan after irradiation with Co-60 gamma-rays have proven to be a miraculous plant growth...

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Main Authors: Tariq Ahmad Dar, Moin Uddin, M. Masroor A. Khan, Akbar Ali, Suhail Rasool Mir, Lalit Varshney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-07-01
Series:Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687850715000552