Title

Involvement of Selenium in Protective Mechanisms of Plants under Environmental Stress Conditions – Review

Journal title

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia s. Botanica

Yearbook

2015

Volume

vol. 57

Issue

No 1

Authors

Sieprawska, Apolonia ; Kornaś, Andrzej ; Filek, Maria

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Biologiczne i Rolnicze

Publisher

Biological Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences – Cracow Branch

Date

2015[2015.01.01 AD - 2015.12.31 AD]

Identifier

DOI: 10.1515/abcsb-2015-0014 ; ISSN 0001-5296 ; eISSN 1898-0295

Source

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia s. Botanica; 2015; vol. 57; No 1

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