Screening of Amaranth Cultivars (Amaranthus mangostanus L.) for Cadmium Hyperaccumulation

Agricultural Sciences in China

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 342-351

  FAN, Hong li ^a   ZHOU, Wei ^a  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

amaranth; cadmium; hyperaccumulation; phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; AMARANTHUS TRICOLOR;

EID: 62649105229     PISSN: 16712927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(08)60218-7     Document Type: Article

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