Glutathione counteracts the inhibitory effect induced by cadmium on photosynthetic process in soybean

Photosynthetica

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 171-179

  El Shintinawy, F ^a  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Chlorophyll; Ethylene; Fluorescence emission spectra; Fresh and dry mass of roots and shoots; Glycine; Leaf and root dimensions; Lipid peroxidation; Photosystem 2

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHLOROPHYLL; GLUTATHIONE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TOXICITY;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 0032768108     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007087224559     Document Type: Article

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