The effect of brassinosteroids on radish (Raphanus sativus L.) seedlings growing under cadmium stress

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 465-472

  Anuradha, Anuradha ^a   Rao, S S R ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brassinosteroids; Cadmium; Catalase; Peroxidase; Proline; Radish; Seedling growth; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 36148988317     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/2307-pse     Document Type: Article

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