Physiological changes induced by chromium stress in plants: An overview

Protoplasma

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 599-611

  Hayat, Shamsul ^a   Khalique, Gulshan ^b   Irfan, Mohammad ^a   Wani, Arif Shafi ^a   Tripathi, Bhumi Nath ^c   Ahmad, Aqil ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANASTHALI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c GURU GHASIDAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Chromium; Oxidative stress; Photosynthesis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHROMIUM; OXYFEDRINE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

DRUG EFFECT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; SEEDLING; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHROMIUM; GERMINATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OXYFEDRINE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; SEEDLING; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84862645168     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-011-0331-0     Document Type: Review

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