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Metal Resistance in Plants with Particular Reference to Aluminium

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Shaw, B., Jha, V., Sahu, B. (2007). Metal Resistance in Plants with Particular Reference to Aluminium. In: Singh, S.N., Tripathi, R.D. (eds) Environmental Bioremediation Technologies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34793-4_6

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