Potential for Plant-Based Remediation of Pesticide-Contaminated Soil and Water Using Nontarget Plants such as Trees, Shrubs, and Grasses

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-101

  Karthikeyan, R ^a   Davis, Lawrence C ^b   Erickson, Larry E ^a   Al Khatib, Kassim ^b   Kulakow, Peter A ^b   Barnes, Philip L ^a   Hutchinson, Stacy L ^a   Nurzhanova, Asil A ^c  

^a 129 Seaton Hall   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute of Plant Physiology Genetics and Bioengineering   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Degradation; Herbicides; Pesticides; Phytoremediation; Riparian buffers; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

POACEAE; RIPARIA;

EID: 1442338791     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352680490273518     Document Type: Review

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