Changes in antioxidative levels in aging cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) leaves

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 491-495

  Li, Jincai ^a,b   Zhao, Xiheng ^b   Matsui, Shuichiro ^a   Maezawa, Shigenori ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Department of Production Communication University of Shanxi   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidative compound; Antioxidative enzyme; Antioxidative level; Cucumber leaf aging

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 5144235227     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.73.491     Document Type: Article

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