Amaranthus Tricolor has the potential for phytoremediation of cadmium-contaminated soils

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 19-20, 2009, Pages 3158-3169

  Watanabe, Toshihiro ^a   Murata, Yasutoshi ^a   Osaki, Mitsuru ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amaranthus tricolor; Cadmium; Caryophyllales; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RATE; HYPERACCUMULATION; PHYTOMASS; PHYTOREMEDIATION; RHIZOSPHERE; SHOOT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS TRICOLOR; BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; CARYOPHYLLALES;

EID: 77949420497     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620903261676     Document Type: Article

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