Influence of nitrate fertilization on Hg uptake and oxidative stress parameters in alfalfa plants cultivated in a Hg-polluted soil

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 75, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-24

  Carrasco Gil, Sandra ^a,b   Estebaranz Yubero, María ^b   Medel Cuesta, David ^b   Millán, Rocío ^a   Hernández, Luis E ^b  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Mercury; Nitrogen fertilization; Oxidative stress; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CHLOROPHYLL; CULTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; LIPID; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXIDATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ALMADEN; CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; CIUDAD REAL [CASTILLA-LA MANCHA]; SPAIN;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 80052720475     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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