Critical toxic ranges of chromium in spinach plants and in soil

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1555-1568

  Sharma, Aman Deep ^a   Brar, M S ^a   Malhi, S S ^b  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chromium; Plant; Soil; Spinach; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; SPINACIA OLERACIA;

EID: 25444519249     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160500203382     Document Type: Article

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