Cadmium accumulation and antioxidative defenses in leaves of Triticum aestivum L. and Zea mays L.

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2936-2943

  Zhao, Yue ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANT DEVELOPMENT   (China)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Corn (Zea mays L.); Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CATALASE; CHLOROPHYLL; MALONALDEHYDE; PEROXIDASE; PROLINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROPONICS; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT RESPONSE; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STRESS; SHOOT; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80054919514     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.1230     Document Type: Article

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