Enhanced glutathione peroxidases (GPx) activity in young barley seedlings enriched with selenium

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 55, 2011, Pages 11483-11487

  Liu, Kunlun ^a   Zhao, Yan ^a   Chen, Fusheng ^a   Gu, Zhenxin ^b   Bu, Guanhao ^a  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Glutathione peroxidases; Growth; Selenium; Young barley seedlings

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SODIUM SELENITE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BIOMASS; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT STEM; SEEDLING; SOWING; TEMPERATURE;

HORDEUM;

EID: 80053054475     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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