Excess boron reduces polyphenol oxidase activities in embryo and endosperm of maize seed during germination

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 111-115

  Ölçer, Hülya ^a   Kocaçalişkan, Ismail ^a  

^a DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Boron; Maize seed germination; Polyphenol oxidase activities

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34248345903     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2007-1-219     Document Type: Article

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