Growth, Physiological Attributes and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities in Soybean Seedlings Treated With or Without Silicon Under UV-B Radiation Stress

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 196, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 431-439

  Shen, X ^a   Li, X ^a   Li, Z ^a   Li, J ^a   Duan, L ^a   Eneji, A E ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; SDS PAGE; Silicon; Soybean (Glycine max L.); UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; IRRADIATION; LEAF AREA; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYTOMASS; PLANT DEFENSE; PROTEIN; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SILICON; SOYBEAN; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 78349256308     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2010.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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