Toxic effects of heavy metals on germination and physiological processes of plants

Toxicity of Heavy Metals to Legumes and Bioremediation

Volumn 9783709107300, Issue , 2012, Pages 45-66

  Wani, Parvaze Ahmad ^a   Khan, Mohammad Saghir ^b   Zaidi, Almas ^b  

^a Crescent University   (Nigeria)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0730-0_3     Document Type: Chapter

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