Genotypic differences and alterations of protein patterns of tomato explants under copper stress

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 555-564

  El Aref, H M ^a   Hamada, A M ^b  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alcohol dehydrogenase; Esterase; Lycopersicon esculentum; Peroxidase; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032426233     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001844417071     Document Type: Article

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