Accumulation of arsenic and its distribution in rice plant (Oryza sativa L.) in Gangetic West Bengal, India

Paddy and Water Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-70

  Bhattacharya, P ^a   Samal, A C ^a   Majumdar, J ^a   Santra, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bioaccumulation; Irrigation water; Rice (Oryza sativa L.); Translocation; West Bengal

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; DRINKING WATER; HIGH YIELDING VARIETY; IRRIGATION; MORPHOLOGY; PH; RICE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL POLLUTION; TRANSLOCATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 77954083813     PISSN: 16112490     EISSN: 16112504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10333-009-0180-z     Document Type: Article

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