The role of calcium in regulating photosynthesis and related physiological indexes of cucumber seedlings under low light intensity and suboptimal temperature stress

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-38

  Liang, Wenjuan ^a   Wang, Meiling ^a   Ai, Xizhen ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Cucumber; Photosynthetic rate; Proline; Ribulose 1,5 biphosphate carboxylase (RuBPCase); Solar greenhouse

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ADAPTATION; ANTIOXIDANT; CALCIUM; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMBING PLANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; INHIBITION; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIPID; OSMOREGULATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEEDLING; SOLAR ACTIVITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER QUALITY;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 70349428328     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.07.015     Document Type: Article

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