Response of growth and antioxidant enzymes in Azolla plants (Azolla pinnata and Azolla filiculoides) exposed to UV-B

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-258

  Masood, Amjad ^b   Zeeshan, M ^a   Abraham, G ^a  

^a SAM HIGGINBOTTOM UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (India)

^b INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Azolla filiculoides; Azolla pinnata; Flavonoids; Growth; Lipid peroxidation; Peroxidase; Proline; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; PEROXIDASE; PROLINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FERN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FERNS; FLAVONOIDS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PEROXIDASES; PROLINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

AZOLLA; AZOLLA FILICULOIDES; AZOLLA PINNATA;

EID: 44649129210     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: 1588256X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.59.2008.2.10     Document Type: Article

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