Toxicity and bioaccumulation of heavy metals in spinach seedlings grown on freshly contaminated soil

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue SPL.ISS, 2013, Pages 501-508

  Khan, Sardar ^a   Naz, Alia ^a,b   Asim, Muhammad ^a   Ahmad, Shaikh Saeed ^c   Yousaf, Saeeda ^a   Muhammad, Said ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^b ABDUL WALI KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c FATIMA JINNAH WOMEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^e Tobe Camp University Road Abbottabad   (Pakistan)

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EID: 84873478996     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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