SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF DIOSCOREA DELTOIDEA WALL. EX GRISEB. FROM KINNAUR (HIMACHAL PRADESH) AS AFFECTED BY ZINC AND COPPER
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NIRMLA NEGI AND SHANTI S. SHARMA
Department of Biosciences, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla 171005
e-mail: shantissharma@hotmail.com
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We examined the effects of zinc (100-1000 μM) and copper (50-500 μM) on seed germination and seedling growth of a population of D. deltoidea, an endangered medicinal plant species, from Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh). Zn and Cu treatment of seeds led to enhanced seed germination and seedli
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