Factors affecting selenium accumulation by agricultural crops

Selenium in Agriculture and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 65-94

  Mikkelsen, R L ^a   Page, A L ^b   Bingham, F T ^b  

^a TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural crops; Plant availability; Selenium accumulation; Selenium fertilization; Selenium incorporation; Selenium uptake; Soil factors

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EID: 85102329360     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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