Proline enhances antioxidative enzyme activity, photosynthesis and yield of Cicer arietinum L. exposed to cadmium stress

Acta Botanica Croatica

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 323-335

  Hayat, Shamsul ^a,b   Hayat, Qaiser ^b   Alyemeni, Mohammed Nasser ^a   Ahmad, Aqil ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidative enzymes; Cadmium stress; Cicer arietinum; Growth; Photosynthesis; Proline; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893750032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 03650588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10184-012-0019-3     Document Type: Article

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