Selenium in agriculture: A nutrient or contaminant for crops?

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1593-1624

  Kaur, Navneet ^a   Sharma, Shuchi ^a   Kaur, Simranjeet ^a   Nayyar, Harsh ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

contaminated soils; crop yields; crops

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84904057671     PISSN: 03650340     EISSN: 14763567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2014.918258     Document Type: Review

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