Was reduced pollen viability in viola tricolor L. the result of heavy metal pollution or rather the tests applied?

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-127

  Slomka, Aneta ^a   Kawalec, Piotr ^a   Kellner, Kristin ^a,b   Jedrzejczyk Korycińska, Monika ^c   Rostański, Adam ^c   Kuta, Elzbieta ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acetocarmine test; Alexander test; Fda test; Heavy metals; Metalliferous sites; Mtt test; Pollen germination; Pollen viability tests; References; Viola tricolor; X gal test

Indexed keywords

VIOLA TRICOLOR; VIOLACEAE;

EID: 78649403299     PISSN: 00015296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10182-010-0016-6     Document Type: Article

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