African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 807

Full Length Research Paper

Physiological characterization of NADP-malic enzyme activity under 2,4-D toxicity in an aquatic fern, Azolla pinnata R.Br.

A. Kumar De
  • A. Kumar De
  • Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 74 1235, India.
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B. Sarkar
  • B. Sarkar
  • Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 74 1235, India.
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I. Saha
  • I. Saha
  • Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 74 1235, India.
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A. Ghosh
  • A. Ghosh
  • Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 74 1235, India.
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N. Dey
  • N. Dey
  • Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India.
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M. K. Adak
  • M. K. Adak
  • Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, 74 1235, India.
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  •  Received: 08 May 2018
  •  Accepted: 10 August 2018
  •  Published: 30 September 2018

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