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Ascorbate: A biomarker of herbicide stress in wetland plants
Author(s): T. F. Lytle and J. S. Lytle
Year: 1997
Journal: Phytoremediation of Soil and Water Contaminants
Volume: 664
Pages: 106-113
Article Topic(s): Herbicide,Restoration
Research Setting(s): Wetland,Greenhouse
Species Referenced: Hibiscus moscheutos (Crimson-eyed rose-mallow),
Abstract
Evaluates the effects of herbicide on ascorbic acid synthesis of wetland plants, including Hibiscus moscheutos. Ascorbic acid may a biological indicator of estuarine plants exposed to herbicide runoff. This book section can be found by searching ISBN 9780841235038.Suggested Citation
T. F. Lytle and J. S. Lytle. "Ascorbate: A biomarker of herbicide stress in wetland plants." Phytoremediation of Soil and Water Contaminants 664 (1997): 106-113.Go back