Mammalian sex hormones influence germination velocity and enzyme activities in germinating maize seeds

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1458-1465

  Erdal, Serkan ^a   Dumlupinar, Rahmi ^a   Cakmak, Turgay ^a   Genisel, Mucip ^b  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AGRI IBRAHIM CECEN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amylase; Antioxidant enzymes; Mammalian sex hormones

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; MAIZE; MAMMAL; ROOT SYSTEM; SEED; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEX HORMONE; SHOOT GROWTH; STEROID;

MAMMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955936600     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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