Silicon effects on photosynthesis and antioxidant parameters of soybean seedlings under drought and ultraviolet-B radiation

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 167, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1248-1252

  Shen, Xuefeng ^a   Zhou, Yuyi ^a   Duan, Liusheng ^a   Li, Zhaohu ^a   Eneji, A Egrinya ^b   Li, Jianmin ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Drought stress; Photosynthesis; Silicon; Ultraviolet B radiation

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 77955634757     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2010.04.011     Document Type: Article

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