The effects of abscisic acid and CaCl2 on the activities of antioxidant enzymes under cold stress in maize seedlings in the dark

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-59

  Khorshidi, M ^a   Nojavan, A M ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidative enzymes; APX; CAT; GPX; GR; Maize; Oxidative stress; SOD

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33745321290     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.54.59     Document Type: Article

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