Progesterone and β-Estradiol stimulate seed germination in chickpea by causing important changes in biochemical parameters

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 239-244

  Erdal, Serkan ^a   Dumlupinar, Rahmi ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biochemical activity; Chickpea; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CATALASE; ESTRADIOL; MALONALDEHYDE; PEROXIDASE; PROGESTERONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; CHICKPEA; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED;

ALPHA-AMYLASES; CATALASE; CICER; ESTRADIOL; GERMINATION; KINETICS; MALONDIALDEHYDE; PEROXIDASE; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PROGESTERONE; SEEDS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 77953077163     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2010-3-412     Document Type: Article

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