Sulphur protects mustard (Brassica campestris L.) from cadmium toxicity by improving leaf ascorbate and glutathione: Sulphur protects mustard from cadmium toxicity

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-279

  Anjum, Naser A ^a   Umar, S ^b   Ahmad, A ^b   Iqbal, M ^b   Khan, Nafees A ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Growth; Mustard; Oxidative stress; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS; PUSA;

EID: 39849091479     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-007-9251-6     Document Type: Article

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