Mercury uptake and phytochelatin production in Ipomoea aquatica Forsk

Philippine Agricultural Scientist

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 312-321

  Josue, Rosemarie D R ^a   Villanueva, James A ^c   Rivero, Gilda C ^b  

^a Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao   (Philippines)

^b University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^c University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Ipomoea aquatica; Mercury; Phytochelatins; Subcellular fractions; Uptake

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA AQUATICA;

EID: 7544224792     PISSN: 00317454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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