Fluorides effects on Hypericum perforatum plants: First field observations

Plant Science

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 507-513

  Baroni Fornasiero, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gaseous fluoride; Growth parameters; Hypericum perforatum

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; WEATHERING;

FLUORIDES EFFECTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 0041629356     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(03)00205-X     Document Type: Article

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