Determination of aluminum, calcium, and magnesium in Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) foliage from five native sites by atomic absorption spectrometry: The effect of elevation upon nutritional status

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 236-246

  Lee, Chad E ^a   Cox, Jeremy M ^a   Foster, Derek M ^a   Humphrey, Holly L ^a   Woosley, Royce S ^a   Butcher, David J ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0008410829     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mchj.1996.1340     Document Type: Article

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