Lead toxicity in alfalfa plants exposed to phytohormones and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid monitored by peroxidase, catalase, and amylase activities

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2717-2723

  López, Martha L ^a   Peralta Videa, Jose R ^a   Castillo Michel, Hiram ^a   Martinez Martinez, Alejandro ^b   Duarte Gardea, Maria ^a   Gardea Torresdey, Jorge L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Amylase; Catalase; Lead; Peroxidase; Phytohormones

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; LEAD; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALFALFA PLANTS; ALFALFA SEEDLINGS; ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE (APOX); GIBBERELLIC ACID (GA);

TOXICITY;

AMYLASE; CATALASE; EDETIC ACID; LEAD; PEROXIDASE; PHYTOHORMONE;

ALFALFA; EDTA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HORMONE; LEAD; TOXICITY TEST;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEEDLING;

AMYLASES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDETIC ACID; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GIBBERELLINS; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; KINETIN; LEAD; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PEROXIDASES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDS;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 37049004947     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/07-302.1     Document Type: Article

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