Aluminum tolerance in maize is correlated with increased levels of mineral nutrients, carbohydrates and proline, and decreased levels of lipid peroxidation and Al accumulation

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-396

  Giannakoula, Anastasia ^a   Moustakas, Michael ^a   Mylona, Photini ^b   Papadakis, Ioannis ^c   Yupsanis, Traianos ^d  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aluminum stress; Carbohydrates; Lipid peroxidation; Proline; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 39149130388     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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