Nickel toxicity induced antioxidant enzyme and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase activities in Jatropha curcas L. cotyledons

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 294-300

  Yan, R ^a   Gao, S ^a   Yang, W ^a   Cao, M ^a   Wang, S ^a   Chen, Fang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Defensive mechanism of plant; Heavy metals; In vitro embryo culture; ROS scavenging enzymes

Indexed keywords

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 49349097751     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/423-pse     Document Type: Article

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