Rare earth element fluxes in diverse soils and their absorption by coconut palm

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1427-1438

  Wahid, P A ^a   Kamalam, N V ^a   Krishna Prabhu, R ^b   Sekhar, J K ^b   Vijayalakshmi, S ^b   Mahalingam, T R ^b   Ajith Kumar, C E ^c  

^a KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

^c AINP on Pesticide Residues   (India)

Author keywords

Coconut palm; Concentration ratio; Monazite; Rare earth elements; Relative absorption coefficient

Indexed keywords

COCOS NUCIFERA;

EID: 0038546970     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PLN-120021052     Document Type: Article

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