Active oxygen and their scavengers in rice seeds (Oryza sativa cv. IET 4094) aged under tropical environmental conditions

Seed Science Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-259

  Nandi, S ^a   Sen Mandi, S ^a   Sinha, T P ^a  

^a BOSE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Active oxygen; Aging; Embryos; Free radicals; Peroxidase; Rice; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

LETHRINIDAE; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0030837778     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0960258500003603     Document Type: Article

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