Assessment of heavy metal accumulation and their translocation in plant species

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2802-2810

  Zehra, Syeda Sadaf ^a   Arshad, Muhammad ^a   Mahmood, Tariq ^a   Waheed, Abdul ^a  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Heavy metal tolerance; Heavy metals; Phytoextraction; Plant species

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ORGANIC MATTER; PENTETIC ACID; ZINC;

ARTICLE; PH; PLANT TISSUE; REVEGETATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

CANNABIS SATIVA; RUMEX DENTATUS;

EID: 67650507315     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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