Varietal differences in continuous light-induced chlorosis and antioxidative enzymatic activities in Cucurbita

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 716-718

  Murakami, Kenji ^a   Orita, Hiromi ^a   Masuda, Masaharu ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidative enxyme; Continuous light; Cucurbita moschata; Leaf chlorosis; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; JUGLANS CINEREA;

EID: 0036746193     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.71.716     Document Type: Article

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