Hydrocarbon tolerance correlates with seed mass and relative growth rate

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 185-199

  Robson, Diana Bizecki ^a   Germida, James J ^b   Farrell, Richard E ^b   Knight, J Diane ^b  

^a Manitoba Museum   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crude oil; Hydrocarbon tolerance; Phytoremediation; Plant screening; Seedling mass

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED SOILS; FIELD PLOT; GROWTH CHAMBER; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT SPECIES; RELATIVE GROWTH RATE; SEED MASS; SEEDLING MASS; UNCONTAMINATED SOILS; VEGETATION COVER;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONTAMINATION; CRUDE OIL; DIAGNOSIS; GROWTH RATE; HYDROCARBONS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; VEGETATION;

SEED;

EID: 11244287502     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889860490887536     Document Type: Article

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