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Fungal Endophytes:Nature's Tool for Bioremediation of Toxic Pollutants


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Industrial processes, agricultural practices and the use of chemicals in many areas of our daily life result in the deliberate and accidental release of potentially toxic chemicals into the environment.
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B. Shankar Naik
Department of Applied Botany, Bio Science Complex, Jnana Sahyadri, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga 577 451, India

Abstract


Industrial processes, agricultural practices and the use of chemicals in many areas of our daily life result in the deliberate and accidental release of potentially toxic chemicals into the environment.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv113%2Fi04%2F537-539