Inhibition of photosynthetic electron transport in spinach chloroplasts and Chlorella vulgaris and reduction of Sinapis alba L. growth by some ZN(II) compounds

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 857-860

  Král'ova, Katarína ^a   Masarovičová, Elena ^a   Györyová, Katarína ^b  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^b P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Carboxylatozinc(II) complexes; Chlorella vulgaris; Mustard growth; Oxygen evolution rate; Spinach chloroplasts; Zinc(II)

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ZINC;

ALGAE; BRASSICA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA; SINAPIS; SINAPIS ALBA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0042285738     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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