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Some physiological abnormalities induced by aflatoxin B1 in mung seeds (Vigna radiata variety Pusa Baishakhi)

Mycopathologia volume 110, pages 77–79 (1990)Cite this article

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Physiological processes of mung seeds (Vigna radiata variety Pusa Baishakhi) and their germination were found to be affected by different concentrations of aflatoxin B1. Inhibition in seed germination, seedling growth, chlorophyll, protein and nucleic acid syntheses was found to be due to aflatoxin B1. The range of inhibition varied with the concentration of the toxin added.

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  1. Post-Graduate Department of Botany, Bhagalpur University, 812007, Bhagalpur, India

    K. K. Sinha & Punam Kumari

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Sinha, K.K., Kumari, P. Some physiological abnormalities induced by aflatoxin B1 in mung seeds (Vigna radiata variety Pusa Baishakhi). Mycopathologia 110, 77–79 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00446994

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Key words

  • physiological abnormalities
  • aflatoxin B1
  • mung seeds