Total and water-soluble calcium in six species of Clusiaceae

Flora

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-188

  Olivares, Elizabeth ^a   Aguiar, Guillermina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Calcium; CAM; Clusiaceae; Nutrients; Osmolality

Indexed keywords

CLUSIA COLUMNARIS; CLUSIA MINOR; CLUSIA MULTIFLORA; CLUSIA ROSEA; OEDEMATOPUS OBOVATUS;

EID: 0032933015     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-2530(17)30896-4     Document Type: Article

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