Heavy metals toxicity in plants: An overview on the role of glutathione and phytochelatins in heavy metal stress tolerance of plants
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- 1 April 2010
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in South African Journal of Botany
- Vol. 76 (2), 167-179
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2009.10.007
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
- Department of Science and Technology (DST)
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