The roles of selenium in protecting plants against abiotic stresses

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 87, Issue , 2013, Pages 58-68

  Feng, Renwei ^a   Wei, Chaoyang ^b   Tu, Shuxin ^c  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^c HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Antioxidants; Metalloids; Metals; Plants; Selenium

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DIET; DROUGHT; ELECTRON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SALINITY; SELENITE; SELENIUM;

CHINA; EGYPT;

EID: 84875058624     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.09.002     Document Type: Review

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