Natural and dark-induced nodule senescence in chickpea: Nodule functioning and H2O2 scavenging enzymes

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 545-554

  Sheokand, S ^a   Swaraj, K ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

acetylene reducing activity; ascorbate peroxidase; catalase; Cicer arietinum; leghemoglobin; peroxidase

Indexed keywords

ARA; CICER; CICER ARIETINUM; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM SP.;

EID: 0030457390     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02890605     Document Type: Article

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