Heavy metal levels of mulberry (Morus alba L.) grown at different distances from the roadsides

Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 665-670

  Pehluvan, M ^a   Karlidag, H ^b   Turan, M ^c  

^a IGDIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Heavy metal pollution; Morus alba L.; The upper coruh valley; Turkey

Indexed keywords

MORUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORUS ALBA;

EID: 84867025926     PISSN: 10187081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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