Lead toxicity in Brassica pekinensis Rupr.: Effect on nitrate assimilation and growth

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-153

  Xiong, Zhi Ting ^a   Zhao, Fei ^a   Li, Min Jing ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass; Brassica pekinensis; Chlorophyll; Free amino acid; Lead; Nitrate; Nitrate reductase; Pb accumulation

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEAD; SOILS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

BRASSICA PEKINENSIS; FREE AMINO ACID; NITRATE REDUCTASE; PB ACCUMULATION;

HEAVY METALS;

AMINO ACID; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; LEAD; NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE;

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIOMASS; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; PHYTOTOXICITY; VEGETABLE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA PEKINENSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEAD POISONING; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOOT; SOIL; VEGETABLE;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOMASS; BRASSICA; CHLOROPHYLL; LEAD; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRATES; PLANT SHOOTS; TOXICITY TESTS;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS;

EID: 33645937991     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20167     Document Type: Article

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