Effects of cadmium stress on seed germination, seedling growth and antioxidative enzymes in Achnatherum inebrians plants infected with a Neotyphodium endophyte

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-97

  Zhang, Xingxu ^a   Fan, Xiaomei ^a   Li, Chunjie ^a   Nan, Zhibiao ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Achnatherum inebrians; Antioxidative enzyme; Cadmium; Endophyte; Germination

Indexed keywords

ACHNATHERUM INEBRIANS; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM GANSUENSE;

EID: 77950097031     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-009-9422-8     Document Type: Article

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