Growth and metal ionic composition of Zea mays as affected by nickel supplementation in the nutrient solution

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 186-190

  Sabir, Muhammad ^a   Ghafoor, Abdul ^a   Saifullah, ^a   Zia Ur Rehman, M ^a   Ahmad, Hamaad Raza ^a   Aziz, Tariq ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biomass; Copper; Maize; Manganese; Metal phytoavailability; Nickel; Zinc

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79951887920     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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