A physiological analysis of Genipa americana L.: A potential phytoremediator tree for chromium polluted watersheds

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 264-271

  Barbosa, Rena Mírian T ^a   de Almeida, Alex Alan F ^a   Mielke, Marcelo S ^a   Loguercio, Leandro L ^a   Mangabeira, Pedro A O ^a   Gomes, Fábio P ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Heavy metal; Leaf gas exchange; Rhizofiltration; Rubiaceae

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHROMIUM; DICOTYLEDON; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATERSHED;

ANIMALIA; GENIPA AMERICANA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 34848838042     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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