A new laboratory technique for studying the effects of heavy metals on bryophyte growth

Annals of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 711-717

  Sidhu, M ^a   Brown, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bioassay; cadmium; copper; growth; heavy metal effects; lead; Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus; zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BRYOPHYTE; GROWTH; HEAVY METAL; LABORATORY TECHNIQUE;

RHYTIDIADELPHUS SQUARROSUS;

EID: 0030300998     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1996.0181     Document Type: Article

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