Caesium, potassium and ammonium distributions in different organs of tropical plants

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-118

  Anjos, R M ^a   Mosquera, B ^a   Sanches, N ^a   Cambui C A ^b   Mercier, H ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

137Cs, 40K and NH4 concentration ratios; K Cs and NH4 Cs discrimination ratios; Tropical woody fruit trees

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CESIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ION; POTASSIUM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACER; WOODY PLANT;

CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS; CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA; CITRUS LIMON; CITRUS SINENSIS; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 57349095424     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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