Uptake and Distribution of Cd in Sweet Maize Grown on Contaminated Soils: A Field-Scale Study
Maize is an economic crop that is also a candidate for use in phytoremediation in low-to-moderately Cd-contaminated soils, because the plant can accumulate high concentration of Cd in parts that are nonedible to humans while accumulating only a low concentration of Cd in the fruit. Maize cultivars C...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/959764 |