Steady presence of cadmium and nickel affects root anatomy, accumulation and distribution of essential ions in maize seedlings

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 589-592

  Maksimovic I ^a,b   Kastori, R ^a,b   Krstic L ^c   Lukovic J ^c  

^a Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

^b INSTITUTE OF FIELD AND VEGETABLE CROPS   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Continuous heavy metal intoxication; Mineral nutrition; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34250715320     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-007-0129-2     Document Type: Article

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