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Effect of dieldrin and lindane on the growth and nodulation ofVicia faba

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The chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides, dieldrin and lindane, were used at the normal and 20-fold rate. The plants were grown in pots containing clay soil. The results showed that whereas low and high concentrations of dieldrin as well as low concentration of lindane had no effect on the morphological characters of the shoot and root systems, high concentration of lindane had a harmful effect. Nodulation was slightly affected by low and high concentrations of dieldrin as well as low concentration of lindane. High concentration of lindane had a deleterious effect on nodulation.

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  1. Department of Botany, University College for Girls, Ain Shams University, Cairo, UAR

    K. G. Selim, S. A. Z. Mahmoud & Mehreshan T. El-Mokadem

  2. Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, UAR

    S. A. Z. Mahmoud

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Selim, K.G., Mahmoud, S.A.Z. & El-Mokadem, M.T. Effect of dieldrin and lindane on the growth and nodulation ofVicia faba . Plant Soil 33, 325–329 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01378225

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