Determination of heavy metal concentrations in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Miller) grown in different station types

Romanian Biotechnological Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6962-6974

  Osma, Etem ^a   Ozyigit, Ibrahim Ilker ^b   Leblebici, Zeliha ^c   Demir, Goksel ^d   Serin, Memduh ^b  

^a ERZINCAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NEVSEHIR HACI BEKTAS VELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fruit; Heavy metal; Istanbul; Tomato

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84858319608     PISSN: 12245984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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