Evaluation and improvement of spectrophotometric assays of TTC reduction: Maize (Zea mays) embryo as an example

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 815-819

  Zhao, Pengfei ^a   Zhu, Yunhao ^a   Wang, Wei ^a  

^a HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Maize; Malondialdehyde; Seed vigor; Spectrophotometric assay; TTC reduction

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953873375     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-009-0457-2     Document Type: Article

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