May 2014

Antioxidant defence mechanisms in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) under copper and arsenic toxicity

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the oldest pulse crops cultivated from ancient time both in Asia and Europe. India is the largest producer of chickpea in the world, sharing 65 and 70% of production and total global area, respectively. The inhibition of plant growth and crop productivity by excess heavy metals is a global agricultural problem. Therefore, a pot experiment was conducted at wire house of the...

Author(s): Shashi Kumar, Surender Kumar, Pravin Prakash and Mahendra Singh