The combined effects of gibberellic acid and salinity on some antioxidant enzyme activities, plant growth parameters and nutritional status in maize plants

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Tuna, A Levent ^a   Kaya, Cengiz ^b   Dikilitas, Murat ^b   Higgs, David ^c  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gibberellic acid; Maize; Membrane permeability; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ELECTROLYTE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH; HORMONE; MAIZE; MEMBRANE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SALINITY TOLERANCE; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER CONTENT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36048932012     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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