Effects of Chromium (VI) and Humic Substances on Selected Physiological Responses of Azolla caroliniana

American Fern Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-27

  Wilson, Glenn ^a   Al Hamdani, Safaa ^a  

^a JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOLLA; AZOLLA CAROLINIANA;

EID: 0001965066     PISSN: 00028444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1547244     Document Type: Article

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