Silicon alleviates salt stress and increases antioxidant enzymes activity in leaves of salt-stressed cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Plant Science

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 527-533

  Zhu, Zhujun ^a,b   Wei, Guoqiang ^a,b   Li, Juan ^a,b   Qian, Qiongqiu ^a,b   Yu, Jingquan ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

APX; ascorbate peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.11); CAT; catalase (EC 1.11.1.6); dehydroascorbate reductase (EC 1.8.5.1); DHAR; GPX; GR; guaiacol peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7); NBT; nitro blue tetrazolium; reactive oxygen species; ROS; SOD; superoxide dismutase (EC1.15.1.1)

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; ENZYMES; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SALTS; SILICON;

ANTIOXIDANT ENZYMES; SALT STRESSES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 3142679459     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2004.04.020     Document Type: Article

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