Trace metals screening of tomatoes and onions from irrigated farmlands on the bank of River Challawa, Kano, Nigeria

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1869-1877

  Abdullahi, M S ^a   Uzairu, A ^a   Harrison, G F S ^a   Balarabe, M L ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Farmlands; Irrigated; Onions; River Challawa; Tomatoes; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 34548360542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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