Brassinosteroid enhanced the level of antioxidants under cadmium stress in Brassica juncea

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-41

  Hayat, S ^a   Ali, B ^a   Aiman Hasan, S ^a   Ahmad, A ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brassinosteroid; Carbonic anhydrase; Catalase; Peroxidase; Photosynthesis; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIOXIDANT; CADMIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; NITRATE; PHYTOTOXICITY; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SEEDLING; STEROID; STRESS;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA;

EID: 33846543296     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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