Appraisal of heavy metal contents in different vegetables grown in the vicinity of an industrial area

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2099-2106

  Farooq, Muhammad ^a   Anwar, Farooq ^a   Rashid, Umer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; LACTUCA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 62249165091     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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