Effect of seed soaking with thiols on the antioxidant enzymes and photosystem activities in wheat subjected to water stress

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-97

  Nathawat, N S ^a   Nair, J S ^b   Kumawat, S M ^a   Yadava, N S ^a   Singh, G ^a   Ramaswamy, N K ^b   Sahu, M P ^a   D'Souza, S F ^b  

^a RAJASTHAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Oxygen evolution; Peroxidase; Photosynthesis; Polyethylene glycol; Seed pretreatment; Sulphydryl compounds

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33947500205     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-007-0019-7     Document Type: Article

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