Department of Biochemistry, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur-515003
*Present address: Department of Chemical immunology The Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot-7600, ISRAEL
Fluoride inhibited the germination of horse gram seeds. Treatment of 100 ppm fluoride lowered the rate of increase in reducing sugars and rate of decrease in starch and total soluble carbohydrates in the cotyledons.