Effects of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Hg) on pollen germination and tube growth of quince (Cydonia oblonga M.) and plum (Prunus domestica L.)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-39

  Gür, Nazmi ^a   Topdemir, Aykut ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Plum; Pollen germination; Pollen tube growth; Quince

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GERMINATION; HEAVY METAL; POLLEN; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY;

CYDONIA OBLONGA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 14844312075     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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