Chromium tolerance and detoxification in plants: Uptake, reduction and immobilization mechanisms

Qian-Yu Zhou1, Can Liu1, Wenjie Dong1

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, and Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.

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