Differential sensitivity to cadmium in germinating seeds of three cultivars of faba bean (Vicia faba L.)

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 451-456

  Rahoui, Sondès ^a   Chaoui, Abdelilah ^a   Ferjani, Ezzeddine El ^a  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Germination; Reserve mobilization; Solute leakage; Vicia faba

Indexed keywords

VICIA FABA;

EID: 45449097647     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-008-0142-x     Document Type: Article

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