Changes in antioxidant enzymes, germination capacity and vigour of tomato seeds in response of priming with polyamines

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 765-770

  Afzal, I ^a,b,d   Munir, F ^a,d   Ayub, C M ^a,d   Basra, S M A ^a,d   Hameed, A ^c,d   Nawaz, A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

^d BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 73649140945     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2009.37.3.23     Document Type: Article

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