Waterlogging tolerance: Nonsymbiotic haemoglobin-nitric oxide homeostasis and antioxidants

Current Science

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 674-682

  Sairam, R K ^a   Kumutha, D ^b   Ezhilmathi, K ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobiosis; Nitric oxide; Non symbiotic haemoglobin; Oxidative stress; Waterlogging

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70349148534     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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