Ability of cold-tolerant plants to grow in hydrocarbon-contaminated soil

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-123

  Robson, Diana Bizeckit ^a   Knight, J Diane ^a   Farrell, Richard E ^a   Germida, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Germination; Phytoremediation; Plant selection; Plant strategies; Relative growth rate

Indexed keywords

AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON CRISTATUM PECTINATUM; AGROPYRON PECTINIFORME; ARTEMISIA FRIGIDA; BROMUS CILIATUS; BROMUS INERMIS; GLYCYRRHIZA LEPIDOTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS; PEDIOMELUM ESCULENTUM; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POA PRATENSIS; POACEAE; POTENTILLA PENNSYLVANICA; POTENTILLA PENSYLVANICA; PSORALEA; PSORALEA ESCULENTA; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0037591887     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713610174     Document Type: Article

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