Flavonoids as antioxidants in plants under abiotic stresses

Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants: Metabolism, Productivity and Sustainability

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 159-179

  Di Ferdinando, Martina ^a   Brunetti, Cecilia ^a   Fini, Alessio ^a   Tattini, Massimiliano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANT PROTECTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abiotic stresses; Antioxidant enzymes; Auxin movement; Dihydroxy B ring substituted flavonoids; Reactive oxygen species; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875084997     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/9781461406341_9     Document Type: Chapter

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