The pretreatment of cucumber with methyl jasmonate regulates antioxidant enzyme activities and protects chloroplast and mitochondrial ultrastructure in chilling-stressed leaves

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 143, Issue , 2012, Pages 135-143

  Li, Dong Mei ^a   Guo, Yan Kui ^a   Li, Qian ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Wang, Xiu Juan ^a   Bai, Ji Gang ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme; Chilling; Cucumis sativus; Methyl jasmonate; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHLOROPLAST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEAF; MITOCHONDRION; OXYGEN; RADICAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VINE;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 84863463881     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2012.06.020     Document Type: Article

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