Nitrogen metabolism in tomato plants under cadmium stress

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1617-1634

  Chiraz, Chaffei ^a   Houda, Gouia ^a   Habib, Ghorbel Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Nitrogen metabolism; Stress; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0038011098     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PLN-120022372     Document Type: Article

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