Effects of nitric oxide on the germination of cucumber seeds and antioxidant enzymes under salinity stress

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2707-2719

  Fan, Huai Fu ^a   Du, Chang Xia ^a   Ding, Ling ^a   Xu, Yan Li ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme; Cucumis sativus; Isozyme; Nitric oxide; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882781698     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-013-1303-0     Document Type: Article

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