A viable alternative mechanism in adapting the plants to heavy metal environment

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2729-2738

  Azmat, Rafia ^a   Haider, Saba ^a   Nasreen, Hajra ^a   Aziz, Farha ^a   Riaz, Marina ^a  

^a JINNAH UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LENS CULINARIS; VIGNA MUNGO;

EID: 76349114520     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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