African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Full Length Research Paper

Nano Selenium: Reduction of severe hazards of Atrazine and promotion of changes in growth and gene expression patterns on Vicia faba seedlings

Amina Zedan
  • Amina Zedan
  • Biological and Environmental Sciences Department, Faculty of Home Economics, Al-Azhar University, Egypt.
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Samar Omar
  • Samar Omar
  • Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 14 February 2019
  •  Accepted: 08 April 2019
  •  Published: 05 June 2019

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