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Genotypic and environmental variation in cadmium, chromium, arsenic, nickel, and lead concentrations in rice grains.
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B - 1 Jul 2006
Cheng Wang-da, Zhang Guo-ping, Yao Hai-gen, Wu Wei, Xu Min
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Genotypic and environmental variation in Cd, Cr, As, Ni and Pb concentrations of grains, and the relationships between these heavy metals and Fe, Zn were investigated using 9 rice genotypes grown in 6 locations for two successive years. Significant genotypic variation was detected in the five heavy metal concentrations in grains, indicating the possibility to reduce the concentration of these heavy metals in...
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