Environmental biotechnology screening Cu and Cd tolerance in Salix species from North Morocco

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1299-1302

  Hakmaoui, Abdelmalek ^a   Barón, Matilde ^b   Ater, Mohammed ^a  

^a ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Photosynthesis; Salix; Tolerance index

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CHLOROPLAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYDROPONICS; IN VITRO STUDY; METAL TOLERANCE; MOROCCO; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; ROOT GROWTH; SCREENING TEST; SHOOT GROWTH; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE; TREE GROWTH; WILLOW; WOODY STEM;

SALIX; SALIX PURPUREA;

EID: 33745895887     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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