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Shwetosmita Nath1, Piyalee Panda1, Sagarika Mishra2

  • 1Plant Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar 788 011, India.

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry : PPB
|May 10, 2014
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Keywords:
AntioxidantsArsenicGene expressionIronOryza sativaOxidative stress

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