Cadmium effects on growth and antioxidant enzymes activities in Miscanthus sinensis

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 688-692

  Scebba, F ^a,c   Arduini, I ^b   Ercoli, L ^a   Sebastiani, L ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b DipAgronomia e Gestione dell'Agroecosistema   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catalase; Heavy metals; Oxidative stress; Peroxidases; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

MISCANTHUS; MISCANTHUS SINENSIS;

EID: 33745665770     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-006-0107-0     Document Type: Article

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