Phyto-accumulation of heavy metals by sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) grown on contaminated soil

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 75, 2011, Pages 17192-17198

  Ullah, Rafi ^a   Bakht, Jehan ^a   Shafi, Mohammad ^a   Iqbal, Madiha ^a   Khan, Ayub ^b   Saeed, Muhammad ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b Hazara University KPK   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA); Heavy metals; Phytoaccumulation; Sunflower

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; EDETIC ACID; HEAVY METAL; LEAD;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; DRY WEIGHT; FRESH WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT RESPONSE; PLANT ROOT; SHOOT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; SOWING; SUNFLOWER;

EID: 82755175906     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1832     Document Type: Article

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