Effects of short-term hypersalinity exposure on the susceptibility to wasting disease in the subtropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1051-1058

  Trevathan, Stacey M ^a   Kahn, Amanda ^a   Ross, Cliff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypersalinity; Labyrinthula; Oxidative stress; Photosynthesis; Thalassia testudinum; Wasting disease

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; HYDROCHARITACEAE; METABOLISM; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT DISEASE; SALINITY; TIME;

HYDROCHARITACEAE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PLANT DISEASES; SALINITY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

LABYRINTHULA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 80052022544     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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