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Published: Apr 15, 2015
Vol/Issue: 22(11)
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Department of Chemistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

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Muhammad Ibrahim

National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences

Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman

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Muhammad Kashif Irshad

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Saima Aslam Bharwana

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Muhammad Adrees, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, et al. (2015). The effect of excess copper on growth and physiology of important food crops: a review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22(11), 8148-8162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4496-5

The effect of excess copper on growth and physiology of important food crops: a review

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