Breeding mercury-breathing plants for environmental cleanup

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 235-236

  Pilon Smits, Elizabeth ^a   Pilon, Marinus ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

MERCURY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT BREEDING;

EID: 0034214333     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-1385(00)01630-7     Document Type: Short Survey

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