Enhancement of the tolerance to oxidative stress in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) seedlings by UV-B irradiation: Possible involvement of phenolic compounds and antioxidative enzymes

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 311-317

  Kondo, Noriaki ^a   Kawashima, Mika ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidative enzymes; Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.); Oxidative stress; Paraquat; Phenolic compounds; UV B

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0034348287     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00013863     Document Type: Article

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