Effects of 24-epibrassinolide on the photosynthetic characteristics, antioxidant system, and chloroplast ultrastructure in Cucumis sativus L. under Ca(NO3)2 stress

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-214

  Yuan, Lingyun ^a   Shu, Sheng ^a   Sun, Jin ^a   Guo, Shirong ^a   Tezuka, Takafumi ^b  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

24 Epibrassinolide; Antioxidant system; Ca(NO3)2 stress; Cucumis sativus L.; Photosynthetic characteristics; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BRASSINOLIDE; BRASSINOSTEROID; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM NITRATE; CHLOROPHYLL; HETEROCYCLIC STEROID; NITRATE; PHYTOHORMONE;

ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; CUCUMBER; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SEEDLING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BRASSINOSTEROIDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPLASTS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; NITRATES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDLING; STEROIDS, HETEROCYCLIC; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 84866107940     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-012-9774-1     Document Type: Article

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