Exogenous mammalian sex hormones mitigate inhibition in growth by enhancing antioxidant activity and synthesis reactions in germinating maize seeds under salt stress

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 839-843

  Erdal, Serkan ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Germination; Maize; Mammalian sex hormones; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; ANDROSTERONE; ANTIOXIDANT; ESTRADIOL; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROGESTERONE; PROLINE; SEX HORMONE; SUPEROXIDE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAIZE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; PLANT SEED; SALT TOLERANCE; SEEDLING; SOLUBILITY;

AGROCHEMICALS; ANDROSTERONE; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ESTRADIOL; GERMINATION; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAMMALS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; PROLINE; SALT-TOLERANCE; SEEDLING; SEEDS; SOLUBILITY; SUPEROXIDES; ZEA MAYS;

MAMMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84856642471     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4655     Document Type: Article

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