Effects of cadmium stress on root tip cells and some physiological indexes in Allium cepa var. agrogarum L.

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Botanica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-141

  Zou, Jinhua ^a   Yue, Jieyu ^a   Jiang, Wusheng ^a   Liu, Donghua ^a  

^a TIANJIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allium cepa var. agrogarum L; Antioxidative enzymes; Cadmium; Chromosome aberration; Mineral metabolism

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 84868089991     PISSN: 00015296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10182-012-0015-x     Document Type: Article

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