UV-B and cadmium induced changes in pigments, photosynthetic electron transport activity, antioxidant levels and antioxidative enzyme activities of Riccia sp.

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 423-430

  Prasad, Sheo Mohan ^a   Dwivedi, Rajiv ^a   Zeeshan, Mohd ^a   Singh, Ranjana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Carotenoids; Catalase; Chlorophyll; Hydrogen peroxide; Lipid peroxidation; Peroxidase; PSI; PSII; Riccia sp.; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

RICCIA;

EID: 11144300275     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-004-0033-8     Document Type: Article

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