Phytoremediation of Heavy and Transition Metals Aided by Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 179-202

  Hao, X ^a,b   Taghavi, S ^b   Xie, P ^a   Orbach, M J ^c   Alwathnani, H A ^d   Rensing, C ^e   Wei, G ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Legume Rhizobia Symbiosis; Metals Toxicity; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

METAL; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FABACEAE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM; SOIL; SYMBIOSIS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FABACEAE; METALS; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; RHIZOBIUM; ROOT NODULES, PLANT; SOIL; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84899479782     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2013.773273     Document Type: Article

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