Biofortification and phytoremediation of selenium in China

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue MAR, 2015, Pages

  Wu, Zhilin ^a,b   Bañuelos, Gary S ^c   Lin, Zhi Qing ^d   Liu, Ying ^b   Yuan, Linxi ^b   Yin, Xuebin ^b   Li, Miao ^a  

^a ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Deficiency; Nutrient; Phytoremediation; Selenium

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84928031335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00136     Document Type: Review

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