Oxidative damage and defense mechanisms in primary leaves of Phaseolus vulgaris as a result of root assimilation of toxic amounts of copper

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 506-512

  Weckx, Jolanda E J ^a   Clijsters, Herman M M ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ascorbate peroxidase; Bean; Catalase; Copper toxicity; Defense mechanisms; Hydrogen peroxide; Lipid peroxidation; Membrane permeability; Oxidative damage; Phaseolus vulgaris; Primary leaves; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001527655     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1996.tb00465.x     Document Type: Article

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