Allometry of Urtica urens in polluted and unpolluted habitats

Journal of Plant Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-15

  Elkarmi, Ali ^a   Eideh, Rajaa Abu ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Allometric coefficient; Medicinal plants; Morphometry; Small nettle; Urtica urens

Indexed keywords

URTICA; URTICA URENS;

EID: 33645473091     PISSN: 12269239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03030783     Document Type: Article

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