Multivariate analysis of selected roadside plants (Dalbergia sissoo and Cannabis sativa) for lead pollution monitoring

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1729-1736

  Pirzada, Huma ^a   Ahmad, Sheikh Saeed ^a   Rashid, Audil ^b   Shah, Tahir ^c  

^a FATIMA JINNAH WOMEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; DALBERGIA; DALBERGIA SISSOO;

EID: 70349664594     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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