Effect of cadmium on plant biomass and cadmium accumulation in amaranthus (Amaranthus tricolor) cultivars

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 861-864

  Varalakshmi, L R ^a,b   Ganeshamurthy, A N ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry   (India)

Author keywords

Accumlation; Amaranthus tricolor; Cadmium; Plant biomass; Varieties

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS TRICOLOR;

EID: 70450153735     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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