Effect of cadmium on seed germination and seedling growth of four wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1569-1574

  Ahmad, Iftikhar ^a   Akhtar, Muhammad Javed ^a   Zahir, Zahir Ahmad ^a   Jamil, Amer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

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TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84871704874     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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