Root growth and metal uptake in four grasses grown on zinc-contaminated soils

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 834-840

  Palazzo, Antonio J ^a   Cary, Timothy J ^a   Hardy, Susan E ^a   Lee, C Richard ^b  

^a Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; GREENHOUSES; LIME; TOXICITY; ZINC;

PHYTOTOXICITY;

SOIL POLLUTION;

METAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOSOLID; GRASS; GREENHOUSE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; ROOT GROWTH; SHOOT GROWTH; SOIL POLLUTION; SURVIVAL;

GREENHOUSES; LIME; POLLUTION; SOIL; TOXICITY; ZINC;

ELYTRIGIA; FESTUCA; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; FESTUCA BREVIPILA; FESTUCA TRACHYPHYLLA; FRAXINUS; POA; POA COMPRESSA; POACEAE; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; THINOPYRUM INTERMEDIUM;

EID: 0037952667     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.8340     Document Type: Article

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