Spatio-persistence dynamics of plant species on metal contaminated soils around Nullah Leh of Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 377-384

  Rashid, A ^a   Gul, J ^a   Arshad, M ^b   Mahmood, T ^b   Khalid, M ^c  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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EID: 34547647791     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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