Thermostabilities of cell-membrane and photosynthesis in cabbage cultivars differing in heat tolerance

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 729-734

  Chauhan, Yashvir S ^a,b   Senboku, T ^a  

^a JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

Brassica oleracea L. var capitata; Chlorophyll content; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Electrolyte leakage; Heat hardening; Photosynthetic rate

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CAPITATA;

EID: 0030471892     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80099-X     Document Type: Article

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