Alterations in electron transport characteristics during senescence of Cucumis cotyledonary leaves. Analysis of the effects of inhibitors

Photosynthetica

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 345-352

  Prakash, J S S ^a,b   Baig, M A ^b   Mohanty, Prasanna ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Cucumber; DCMU; Dibromothymoquinone; KCN; Photosystems 1 and 2; Plant age; Thylakoid proteins

Indexed keywords

2,5 DIBROMO 6 ISOPROPYL 3 METHYLBENZOQUINONE; ATRAZINE; CHLOROPHYLL; ELECTRON TRANSFER; GERMINATION; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PHOTOSYSTEM II; SENESCENCE;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0032434858     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006904116535     Document Type: Article

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