Caffeic acid pretreatment enhances dehydration tolerance in cucumber seedlings by increasing antioxidant enzyme activity and proline and soluble sugar contents

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 173, Issue , 2014, Pages 54-64

  Wan, Yan Yan ^a   Chen, Shu Yun ^a   Huang, Ya Wen ^a   Li, Xue ^a   Zhang, Yue ^a   Wang, Xiu Juan ^a   Bai, Ji Gang ^a  

^a SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzyme; Caffeic acid; Cucumber seedlings; Dehydration stress; Proline; Soluble sugar

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITION; ORGANIC ACID; SEEDLING; SUGAR; VINE; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 84901036235     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2014.04.033     Document Type: Article

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