Effects of chromium toxicity on leaf photosynthetic characteristics and oxidative changes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Photosynthetica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 339-345

  Subrahmanyam, D ^a,b  

^a ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR EASTERN REGION   (India)

^b National Research Centre for Weed Science India   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbate peroxidase; Catalase; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Glutathione reductase; Lipid peroxidation; Photochemical and non photochemical quenching; Photosystem 2; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 51849134140     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11099-008-0062-4     Document Type: Article

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