Effects of proline on photosynthesis, root reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism in two melon cultivars (Cucumis melo L.) under NaCl stress

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 80, 2011, Pages 18381-18390

  Yan, Zhiming ^a   Guo, Shirong ^a   Shu, Sheng ^a   Sun, Jin ^a   Tezuka, Takafumi ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; NaCl stress; Photosynthesis; Proline; Reactive oxygen species; Salt tolerance

Indexed keywords

ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; CATALASE; CHLOROPHYLL; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; PEROXIDASE; PROLINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVAR; DRY WEIGHT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRESH WEIGHT; GROWTH RATE; MELON; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PLANT METABOLISM; PLANT RESPONSE; SALT STRESS;

EID: 83655184111     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1073     Document Type: Article

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