Effect of 28-homobrassinolide on growth, zinc metal uptake and antioxidative enzyme activities in Brassica juncea L. seedlings

Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-210

  Sharma, Priyanka ^a   Bhardwaj, Renu ^a   Arora, Nitika ^a   Arora, Hardesh Kumar ^a  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

28 homobrassinolide; Antioxidative enzymes; Brassinosteroids; Zinc toxicity

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA;

EID: 46249116468     PISSN: 16770420     EISSN: 16779452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-04202007000300004     Document Type: Article

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