Sulphur Phytoaccumulation in Plant Species Characteristic of Gypsiferous Soils

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-210

  Ruiz, Juan M ^a,b   López Cantarero, Inmaculada ^a   Rivero, Rosa M ^a   Romero, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gypsiferous soils; Lepidium subulatum; Phytoaccumulation; Population density; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; GYPSOPHILA; GYPSOPHILA STRUTHIUM; HELIANTHEMUM; HELIANTHEMUM SYRIACUM; HELIANTHEMUN ALYPOIDES; HELIANTHEMUN SQUAMATUM; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM SUBULATUM;

EID: 1042303077     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713779220     Document Type: Article

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