Polyamines: potent modulators of plant responses to stress

Journal of Plant Interactions

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-16

  Fariduddin, Qazi ^a   Varshney, P ^a   Yusuf, M ^a   Ahmad, A ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

oxidative stress; paraquat; putrescine; spermidine; spermine; transgenic plants; ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872548845     PISSN: 17429145     EISSN: 17429153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17429145.2012.716455     Document Type: Review

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