Toxicity and accumulation of arsenic in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties of China

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 78, Issue , 2009, Pages 147-154

  Zhang, W D ^a   Liu, D S ^b   Tian, Jichun C ^a   He, F L ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jinan Environmental Protection Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Arsenic toxicity; Biomass; Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.); Yield components

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 75449099601     PISSN: 00319457     EISSN: 18515657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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