Mechanisms of metal hypertolerance and (hyper) accumulation in plants

Agrochimica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-188

  Verkleij, Jos A C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; SILENE; SILENE VULGARIS; THLASPI; THLASPI CAERULESCENS;

EID: 49549111113     PISSN: 00021857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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