Removal of chromium by some multipurpose tree seedlings of indian thar desert

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 798-804

  Mathur, Nishi ^a   Singh, Joginder ^a   Bohra, Sachendra ^a   Bohra, Avinash ^b   Vyas, Anil ^a  

^a JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Mahila P G Mahavidhyalaya ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Chromium speciation; Organic acids; Phytoremediation; Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; CHROMIUM; CITRIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DESERT CLIMATE; INDIA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SALVADORACEAE; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TERMINALIA; TREE;

CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMIUM; CITRIC ACID; DESERT CLIMATE; INDIA; MYCORRHIZAE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SALVADORACEAE; SEEDLING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TERMINALIA; TREES;

ANOGEISSUS LATIFOLIA; ARBUSCULAR; FUNGI; SALVADORA PERSICA; TECOMELLA UNDULATA; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA ARJUNA;

EID: 77957923004     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226510903390494     Document Type: Article

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