EDTA reduces heavy metal impacts on Tribulus terrestris photosynthesis and antioxidants

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 623-632

  Markovska, Y ^a   Geneva, M ^b   Petrov, P ^b   Boychinova, M ^b   Lazarova, I ^c   Todorov, I ^b   Stancheva, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

antioxidant capacity; C4 carbon cycle enzymes; EDTA; furostanol saponins; heavy metals; leaf anatomy; Tribulus terrestris

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881489172     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1021443713050117     Document Type: Article

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