Cd-induced membrane damages and changes in soluble protein and free amino acid contents in young barley plants

Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 130-136

  Vassilev, Andon ^a   Lidon, Fernando ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Barley; Cadmium; Chlorophyll; Soluble protein

Indexed keywords

HEMUS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 84859860193     PISSN: 2079052X     EISSN: 20790538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9755/ejfa.v23i2.6347     Document Type: Article

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