Levels of selected metals in the Fard cultivar (date palm)

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 211-225

  Williams, J R ^a   Pillay, A E ^a   El Mardi, M O ^b   Al Lawati, S M H ^a   Al Hamdi, A ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b Horticulture

Author keywords

Accumulation; Alternate bearing; Date palm; ICP AES; Indication; Metals

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CROP PLANT; TRACE METAL;

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 4744357560     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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