Uptake and translocation of Cd and Zn in two lettuce cultivars

Excess of heavy metals in agricultural soils is a matter of concern since it may decrease economic yield as a result of toxicity and lower product quality as a result of metal accumulation in edible plant parts. Among plant species and among cultivars within species a natural variation in uptake, tr...

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Main Authors: RENILDES L.F. FONTES, JULIANA M.N. PEREIRA, JULIO C.L. NEVES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2014-06-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652014000200907&lng=en&tlng=en