Effects of 5-aminolevulinic acid on the H 2O 2-content and antioxidative enzyme gene expression in NaCl-treated cucumber seedlings

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 566-570

  Zhen, A ^a   Bie, Z L ^a   Huang, Y ^a   Liu, Z X ^a   Fan, M L ^a  

^a Huazhong Agricultural University   (China)

Author keywords

ascorbate peroxidase; catalase; Cucumis sativus; gene expression; glutathione reductase; salinity

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 84859850763     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10535-012-0118-y     Document Type: Article

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