African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6853

Full Length Research Paper

Cadmium effects on sunflower growth and mineral nutrition

Miria Maria Almeida de Abreu Silva Ferreira
  • Miria Maria Almeida de Abreu Silva Ferreira
  • Centre of Agrarian, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Recôncavo of Bahia, Cruz das Almas, 44380-000, BA, Brazil.
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Jorge Antonio Gonzaga Santos
  • Jorge Antonio Gonzaga Santos
  • Centre of Agrarian, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Recôncavo of Bahia, Cruz das Almas, 44380-000, BA, Brazil.
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Silvany Cardim Moura
  • Silvany Cardim Moura
  • Centre of Agrarian, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Recôncavo of Bahia, Cruz das Almas, 44380-000, BA, Brazil.
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Claudia Brito de Abreu
  • Claudia Brito de Abreu
  • Centre of Agrarian, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Recôncavo of Bahia, Cruz das Almas, 44380-000, BA, Brazil.
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Marcela Reboucas Bomfim
  • Marcela Reboucas Bomfim
  • Centre of Agrarian, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Federal University of Recôncavo of Bahia, Cruz das Almas, 44380-000, BA, Brazil.
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Andre Dias de Azevedo Neto
  • Andre Dias de Azevedo Neto
  • Centre of Exacts and Technological Sciences, Federal University of Recôncavo of Bahia, Cruz das Almas, 44380-000, BA, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 08 May 2016
  •  Accepted: 25 August 2016
  •  Published: 15 September 2016

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