Arsenic and old plants

New Phytologist

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-4

  Meharg, Andrew A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Evolution; Fern; Hyperaccumulation; Metal tolerance

Indexed keywords

FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 0036788106     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00513.x     Document Type: Note

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