Heavy metal concentrations in soils and date palms irrigated by groundwater and treated wastewater

Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 129-134

  Al Busaidi, Ahmed ^a   Al Yahyai, Rashid ^a   Ahmed, Mushtaque ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Date palms; Ground water; Heavy metals; Irrigation water management; Treated waste water

Indexed keywords

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 84926469347     PISSN: 05529034     EISSN: 20760906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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