Effects of zinc upon tolerance and heavy metal uptake in alfalfa plants (Medicago sativa)

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1036-1044

  Peralta Videa, J R ^a,b   Gardea Torresdey, J L ^a   Walton, J ^a,c   Mackay, W P ^a   Duarte Gardea, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^c University of Texas at El Paso   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; ZINC;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GROWTH; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

CADMIUM; COPPER; MEDICAGO; NICKEL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0037406852     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-0087-0     Document Type: Article

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