Novel physiological properties of two cytokinin antagonists

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 156, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 623-627

  Somleva, M ^a   Kapchina Toteva, V ^b   Alexieva, V ^a   Sergiev, I ^a   Karanov, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Anticytokinins; Catalase; Dactylis glomerata L.; Hydrogen peroxide; IAA oxidase activity; Malondialdehyde; Peroxidase; Somatic embryogenesis

Indexed keywords

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; POACEAE;

EID: 0033917631     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(00)80222-9     Document Type: Article

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