Phenolics and the activities of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, phenol-β-glucosyltransferase and β-glucosidase in cucumber roots as affected by phenolic allelochemicals

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 405-410

  Politycka, Barbara ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allelochemical stress; Cucumber; Cucumis sativus L.; Growth inhibition; Phenol glucosyltransferase; Phenolics; Phenylalanine ammonia lyase; glucosidase

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0032409590     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-998-0027-z     Document Type: Article

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