Effects of brassinolide on the leaf mitochondria and chloroplast ultrastructure and photosynthesis of cucumber seedlings under hypoxia stress

Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2205-2211

  Lu, Xiao Min ^a,b   Sun, Jin ^a   Guo, Shi Rong ^a   Wang, Jun Wei ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brassinolide; Cucumber; Hypoxia stress; Photosynthetic characteristics; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BRASSINOLIDE; BRASSINOSTEROID; HETEROCYCLIC STEROID; OXYGEN; PHYTOHORMONE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CHLOROPLAST; FRUIT; HORMONE; HYDROPONICS; LEAF; MITOCHONDRION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SEEDLING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

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

BRASSINOSTEROIDS; CHLOROPLASTS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDLING; STEROIDS, HETEROCYCLIC; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 84867189727     PISSN: 10019332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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